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.
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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 Sep 20: Overcast, high 68°F / low 45° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Kaspian Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Stanford Rock Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Stanford Rock Summit Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Stanford Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Stanford Rock Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1 miSharp right onto Kaspian Rim Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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More from this trailhead
- Eagle Rock–Lake Tahoe, 5 sights 11 mi · ▲ 1,804 ft
- Stanford Rock Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,269 ft
- Stanford Rock Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,327 ft
- Timberland/ Stanford Rock Connector & Ward Creek Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,467 ft
- Stanford Rock Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 984 ft
- Kaspian Rim Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,072 ft
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