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Kingsbury South/Stagecoach Access & Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Village, NV. It climbs 2,576 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,021 – 7,930 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop 38.99627, -119.89655
Nearest town Kingsbury Village, NV

Directions

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Kingsbury South/Stagecoach Access & Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur

13.5 mi · ▲ 2,576 ft · 5 hr 47 min

Elevation 7,021–7,930 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop · 38.99627, -119.89655

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 78°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  3. 5.8 miTurn left onto Kingsbury South/Stagecoach Access, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miReach Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  6. 5.8 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

91% dirt9% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F54°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 79°59°
Wed 81°56°
Thu 87°53°
Fri 86°54°
Sat 86°55°
Sun 86°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~102 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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