Name: Van Sickle Trail
Rating: 4.3

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Can be ridden up and down.

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4.3 from 16 votes

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4.3 from 16 votes

5 Star		50%
4 Star		38%
3 Star		6%
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1 Star		6%

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Panorama showing where this connector trail meets the Van Sick Trail (to the right).

Jun 20, 2016 near Kingsbury, NV

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Jul 27, 2023

MR Hall

Jun 14, 2021

Vien To

May 27, 2021

Levi Pasquan

Oct 22, 2020

Abhishek Pradhan

Awesome technical downhill with lots of rocks but good flow. Great trail to gain confidence on rock gardens 5.6mi — 1h 27m

Oct 1, 2020

Obi Felten

Sep 13, 2019

Mark Slovak

Jun 25, 2019

Steve Calvert

Jun 25, 2019

Jolie Lee

Jul 20, 2018

Shaun Evans

6.5mi

Jun 9, 2018

Norbert ten Brinke

Sep 24, 2017

Leah Brenner

Very nice

Aug 13, 2017

Larry Russell

Spooner to Van Sickle ride.

Oct 12, 2016

Joe Kanter

With Pnut.

Jun 11, 2016

Larry Russell

Feb 26, 2016

Wayne Lotoza

Nov 14, 2015

Colvin Heeren

climbed up, rode down. — 3h 30m

Oct 23, 2015

Asa James

Aug 9, 2015

Dave Cutts

Start with a climb from (parking @) stagecoach lodge, hook up to Van Sickle for an excellent downhill in to Heavenly Village. Great single track, r... — 0h 45m

Oct 4, 2014

Michael Moser

Lots of hikers! 3.2mi

Sep 6, 2014

Paul Kruse

Oct 26, 2013

thomas tomahawk

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Van Sickle Trail

“Awesome ride from the Tahoe Rim Trail down to Stateline with lots of rocks but 98% rideable. ”

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7,798' 2,377 m

6,444' 1,964 m

45' 14 m

1,399' 426 m

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