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.

Elevation

0 mi6,457 – 8,472 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stanford Rock Trail 39.13650, -120.18038
Nearest town Twin Peaks Estates, CA

Directions

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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 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

  1. Start on Stanford Rock Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 1.9 miSharp right onto Stanford Rock Summit Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miReach Stanford Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miSharp left onto Stanford Rock Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  11. 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  14. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

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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