Castle Rock Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury, NV. It climbs 912 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi7,067 – 7,750 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.97190, -119.90092
Nearest town Kingsbury, NV
Directions
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Castle Rock Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 912 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 7,067–7,749 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.97190, -119.90092
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Castle Rock Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Castle Rock Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:27 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 8 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
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