Eagle Rock–Lake Tahoe, 5 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Ward Creek near Twin Peaks Estates, CA. The route passes Lake Tahoe before reaching Eagle Rock at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 548 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,234 – 6,519 ft6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Stanford Rock Trail 39.13650, -120.18038
Nearest town Twin Peaks Estates, CA
Directions
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Eagle Rock–Lake Tahoe, 5 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 548 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 6,234–6,521 ft
Out & Back · Ward Creek
Trailhead: Stanford Rock Trail · 39.13650, -120.18038
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 85°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Stanford Rock Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ward Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Ward Creek Park, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Lake Tahoe.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Eagle Rock Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Eagle Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Ward Creek Park, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ward Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Stanford Rock Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
46% dirt43% paved11% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 85°F47°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
85°61°
Wed
84°57°
Thu
87°57°
Fri
87°58°
Sat
88°58°
Sun
89°56°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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