Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Stanford Rock–Stanford Rock Summit Trail, 3 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,980 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Stanford Rock–Stanford Rock Summit Trail, 3 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Twin Peaks Estates, CA. The route reaches Stanford Rock at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,980 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Stanford Rock–Stanford Rock Summit Trail, 3 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,980 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 6,455–8,470 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Stanford Rock Trail · 39.13650, -120.18038
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Stanford Rock Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Stanford Rock Summit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Stanford Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Stanford Rock Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.2 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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