Van Sickle Trail
3 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Van Sickle Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Van Sickle Bi-State Park near Stateline, CA. It climbs 533 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Van Sickle Trail
3 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 6,327–6,666 ft
Out & Back · Van Sickle Bi-State Park
Trailhead: 38.95169, -119.94260
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Transit-accessible: Stateline, CA (SLH) stop 687 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Cal Neva, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto South Administrative Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Cal Neva, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Van Sickle Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cal Neva, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Administrative Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cal Neva, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:49 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 13 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Stateline, CA (SLH) stop 687 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Barn Trail 2 mi · ▲ 458 ft
- Van Sickle Trail 3 mi · ▲ 533 ft
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