Van Sickle Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 372 ft · 49 min
Van Sickle Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Van Sickle Bi-State Park near Stateline, NV. It climbs 372 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Van Sickle Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 372 ft · 49 min
Elevation 6,441–6,784 ft
Out & Back · Van Sickle Bi-State Park
Trailhead: Van Sickle Trail · 38.95665, -119.93428
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 745 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Van Sickle Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cal Neva, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Administrative Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cal Neva, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Administrative Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Cal Neva, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Van Sickle Trail, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:40 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 745 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Van Sickle Trail Trailhead
- Van Sickle Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 372 ft
- Cal Neva via Van Sickle Trail 2 mi · ▲ 344 ft
- Smiling Rock & Barn Trail via Van Sickle Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 411 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail & Van Sickle Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail 14.8 mi · ▲ 3,391 ft
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