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Van Sickle Bi-State Park

Van Sickle Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 53 min

Van Sickle Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Van Sickle Bi-State Park near Stateline, CA. It climbs 291 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,441 – 6,667 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.94748, -119.93774
Nearest town Stateline, CA
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Van Sickle Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 53 min

Elevation 6,440–6,666 ft

Out & Back · Van Sickle Bi-State Park

Trailhead: 38.94748, -119.93774

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Cal Neva, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto South Administrative Road, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cal Neva, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Van Sickle Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cal Neva, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Administrative Road, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cal Neva, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/van-sickle-trail-out-back-4-km-63ad

Trail surface

93% dirt1% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:42 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:02 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:28 PM.

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