Van Sickle Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 430 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Van Sickle Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Van Sickle Bi-State Park near Kingsbury Meadows, NV. It climbs 430 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Van Sickle Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 430 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 6,440–6,632 ft
Out & Back · Van Sickle Bi-State Park
Trailhead: 38.96297, -119.91749
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right onto North Administrative Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Van Sickle Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto North Administrative Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:48 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 13 min before dark.
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