AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Stanford Rock Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 1,880 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Stanford Rock Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Timberland, CA. It climbs 1,880 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,372 – 8,271 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Timberland Lane 39.12955, -120.16836
Nearest town Timberland, CA
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Stanford Rock Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 1,880 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 6,372–8,272 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Timberland Lane · 39.12955, -120.16836

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start on Tanager Lane, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right onto Sugar Pine/ Stanford Rock Connector, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left onto Stanford Rock Trail, heading S.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  11. 1.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 0.6 miSharp right onto Sugar Pine/ Stanford Rock Connector, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miSharp left onto Tanager Lane, heading E.
  16. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/stanford-rock-trail-out-back-11-km-5d2a

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 85°61°
Wed 84°56°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 81°56°
Sat 81°57°
Sun 82°55°

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