Tahoe Rim Trail Section 4 Spooner Summit to Kingsbury North

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This is one of the easiest and shortest sections of the entire 165-mile Tahoe Rim Trail. Section four runs from Spooner Summit (7146')to the Kingsbury North trailhead (7792'). The section length is 12.2 Miles from trailhead to trailhead. An additional 3 miles will get you to Hwy 207 (Kingsbury Grade), from where you can hike another /-1.5 miles to the Kingsbury South TRT trailhead, or alternatively you can follow Kingsbury Grade in the other direction to the intersection of Hwy 207 and Hwy 50 in Stateline Nevada, close to the casinos.

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Elevation Lowest: 7146' Highest 8800' Distance 12.2 Miles (Between Trailheads)

Getting there is easy. The Spooner Summit trailhead is located about a half mile east of the intersection of Hwy 50 and Hwy 28. The trail starts with a steep and steady climb, but it gets less steep as the trail progresses. The highest point of the trail is South Camp Peak (8800')around 5.5 miles from Spooner Summit, so you can hike with negative splits starting from either direction (although it would be easier to start at Kingsbury North, because that is about 650' higher than Spooner Summit)

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On this hike, you get the best view from the top of South Camp Peak. From here, you can see for miles around and you can also see Genoa Peak (9150') on the other side of the mountain range.

The views on this section are great. There are wonderful views of the lake, the mountain peaks around the lake, and lots of pine trees, young and old.

If you have young kids, look out for some old copper mines, they have warning signs on it.

Note: no Verizon cell phone coverage towards the Kingsbury North trailhead, so don't count on calling someone when you arrive at the end of the trail. The Kingsbury North trailhead is about 3 miles away from Hwy 207 (Kingsbury Grade). Once you get there, you are about 2 miles away from Stateline, NV (close to the casinos).