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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Timberland/ Stanford Rock Connector & Ward Creek Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,467 ft · 3 hr

Timberland/ Stanford Rock Connector & Ward Creek Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Idlewild, CA. It climbs 1,467 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,332 – 7,159 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.11500, -120.16518
Nearest town Idlewild, CA
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Timberland/ Stanford Rock Connector & Ward Creek Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,467 ft · 3 hr

Elevation 6,332–7,158 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.11500, -120.16518

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 68°F / low 45° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1 miContinue straight onto Kaspian Rim Trail, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Stanford Rock Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miBear left onto Ward Creek Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miBear left onto Timberland/ Stanford Rock Connector, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miReach Ward Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Ward Creek Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.7 miBear right onto Stanford Rock Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Kaspian Rim Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/william-kent-beach-william-kent-beach-out-back-14-km-493d

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 68°F45°
Precip2%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:03 PM
Mon 70°50°
Tue 67°49°
Wed 70°49°
Thu 67°50°
Fri 67°47°
Sat 67°47°

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