Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Stanford Rock Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 984 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Stanford Rock Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Idlewild, CA. It climbs 984 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,506 – 7,159 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.11500, -120.16518
Nearest town Idlewild, CA
Directions
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Stanford Rock Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 984 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 6,508–7,158 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Kaspian Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Stanford Rock Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Kaspian Rim Trail, heading S.
- 1 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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More from this trailhead
- Kaspian Rim Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,072 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–Kaspian Rim Trail, 3 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,938 ft
- Eagle Rock–Lake Tahoe, 5 sights 11 mi · ▲ 1,804 ft
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