Stumpy Meadows Reservoir & Stumpy Meadows Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 58 min
Stumpy Meadows Reservoir & Stumpy Meadows Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Leonardi, CA. The route reaches Stumpy Meadows Reservoir. It climbs 402 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Stumpy Meadows Reservoir & Stumpy Meadows Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 58 min
Elevation 4,246–4,510 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Stumpy Meadows Trail · 38.90257, -120.58053
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
- Start on Stumpy Meadows Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Stumpy Meadows Reservoir.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftReach Stumpy Meadows Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:31 PM.
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