Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Stanford Rock–Kaspian Rim Trail, 3 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 1,938 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Stanford Rock–Kaspian Rim Trail, 3 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Idlewild, CA. The route reaches Stanford Rock at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,938 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,506 – 8,472 ft · steepest grade: 21%8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.11500, -120.16518
Nearest town Idlewild, CA

Directions

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Stanford Rock–Kaspian Rim Trail, 3 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 1,938 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Elevation 6,508–8,470 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.11500, -120.16518

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.9 miSharp left onto Kaspian Rim Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.4 miSharp left onto Stanford Rock Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 1.3 miSharp right onto Stanford Rock Summit Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miReach Stanford Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miSharp left onto Stanford Rock Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  9. 1 miSharp right onto Kaspian Rim Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  11. 0.8 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

100% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F47°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 84°60°
Wed 84°57°
Thu 80°57°
Fri 80°58°
Sat 81°58°
Sun 81°57°

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