AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Stumpy Meadows Reservoir

2 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 45 min

Stumpy Meadows Reservoir is a 2-mile out-and-back near Leonardi, CA. The route reaches Stumpy Meadows Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,272 – 4,344 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.89760, -120.56917
Nearest town Leonardi, CA
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Stumpy Meadows Reservoir

2 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 45 min

Elevation 4,273–4,343 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.89760, -120.56917

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Stumpy Meadows Reservoir.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miReach Stumpy Meadows Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miArrive 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/stumpy-meadows-reservoir-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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