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Van Sickle Bi-State Park

Van Sickle Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 592 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Van Sickle Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Van Sickle Bi-State Park near Bijou Park, CA. It climbs 592 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,322 – 6,667 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: David Lane 38.94294, -119.94798
Nearest town Bijou Park, CA
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Van Sickle Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 592 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 6,322–6,666 ft

Out & Back · Van Sickle Bi-State Park

Trailhead: David Lane · 38.94294, -119.94798

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

Transit-accessible: stop 449 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.5 miBear right onto Cal Neva, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto South Administrative Road, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cal Neva, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Van Sickle Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cal Neva, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Administrative Road, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cal Neva, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 1.4 miArrive 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-7-km-87e9

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 449 m from the trailhead

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