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Van Sickle Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Van Sickle Bi-State Park near Kingsbury Meadows, NV. It climbs 358 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,418 – 6,769 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.96470, -119.92534
Nearest town Kingsbury Meadows, NV

Directions

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Van Sickle Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 6,419–6,767 ft

Out & Back · Van Sickle Bi-State Park

Trailhead: 38.96470, -119.92534

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto K to K, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Van Sickle Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto K to K, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 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

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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