This trail is permanently closed/decommissioned
1,375 ft
Distance
113 ft
Climb
00:02:44
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Old Stanford Rock Trail

Old Stanford Rock Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
  • Riding Area
    Ward Canyon
    Tahoe City, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Secondary Access Road/Trail rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Mixed
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Alpine Trail
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #87826 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    30 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 35 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Manager
    USFS- Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

The upper meadows section of Stanford Rock is now closed. TAMBA built a new, better, flowier trail with a full set of erosion controls, amazing views, and optional rock rides and jumps. Please use the new trail. The old trail is a Comstock era logging road. We re-routed the trail for a better user experience and to restore the bulldozer scar that runs through the center of the meadows.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Old Stanford Rock mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    113 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,567 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,680 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,567 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,680 ft
  • Grade
    8.2%
  • Grade max
    3.2%
  • Grade min
    29.7%
  • Distance climb
    1,375 ft
  • Avg time
    00:02:44
  • Avg reverse time
    00:05:23
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Status:
on Sep 2, 2019
Unknown
Avg: 5 (1 votes)

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  • Access Road/Trail
  • White
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Double Black Diamond

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  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • region Riding Area
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  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
  • Warning Warning
  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
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      Old Stanford Rock Trail Reports

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      Sep 2, 2019 @ 12:33pm
      Sep 2, 2019
      		 Great work TAMBA
      Aug 2, 2019 @ 8:41am
      Aug 2, 2019
      		 Bring mosquito repellent!! I’ve ridden this trail 2 years in a row both times in July and they chase you up the hill. Not as bad this year. Had...
      Jul 30, 2019 @ 10:47am
      Jul 30, 2019
      		 The snow has all melted from the trail. There are a few damp spots, but the trail is essentially dry.
      Jul 20, 2019 @ 3:38pm
      Jul 20, 2019
      		 Trail is amazing! Crossing ward creek at the start is a bit of a challenge, other than that it’s a 6.2 miles climb to the top where you earn...
      Jul 10, 2019 @ 9:46pm
      Jul 10, 2019
      		 TAMBA trail work update- TAMBA volunteer crews have begun work on new singletrack sections of Stanford Rock. We will be working near the bottom...
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 1 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
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      • 157 rides
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      Aug 2, 2019 @ 9:51pm
      Aug 2, 2019

      Routes with this trail

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      Stanford / Twin Peaks Loop
      		14 miles

      9 Reviews & Comments

      • + 1
      Matiasek Trailforks Pro Subscriber (Jun 10, 2019 at 14:43)
       Has the snow melted out on this trail? Thanks!
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      TheAngryTomato Trailforks Pro Subscriber TRAILFORKS (Jun 10, 2019 at 20:16)
       Definitely not, going to be a while still until anything above 8k opens
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      Matiasek Trailforks Pro Subscriber (Jun 22, 2019 at 12:49)
       How about now? Anyone been up here? Thank you!
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      MisterDirtPaws Trailforks Pro Subscriber (Jul 3, 2019 at 20:11)
       TAMBA Trail Conditions Update, July 3, 2019

      TAMBA volunteer crews cleared all downed trees to roughly 7800’ elevation. Trail is clear of snow to about 7400’. As of July 3, expect about 80-1200’ of patchy snow before the meadows. Should be completely clear in a few days. Above the meadows there is more continuous snow. Should be mostly rideable by around July 10.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      MisterDirtPaws Trailforks Pro Subscriber (Jul 3, 2019 at 20:12)
       Correction on TAMBA update- 80-100 feet of snow. Easy to get around.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      jfostersafb (Jul 20, 2019 at 15:41)
       Just rode to the top today, there is still a significant amount of snow drifts on the trail and there is a large downed tree across the trail towards the top. It is worth it however to do what you have to do to make it to the top. The view of Twin Peaks and the Lake is spectacular and the downhill is incredible!
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      Callboy1 (Aug 2, 2019 at 21:49)
       No snow but the mosquitos were out in force. Creek was to high to start at the beginning of the trail. I could have crossed if I wanted wet shoes the rest of the ride. Decided to start down below at ward creek TH.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      MisterDirtPaws Trailforks Pro Subscriber (Aug 22, 2019 at 0:13)
       TAMBA- Trail Conditions update. TAMBA Volunteer cut the remaining two trees off the trail. Clear to the summit. New trail riding great. Survived the record winter.
      TAMBA is currently building new trail near the bottom. This will replace yet another section of lousy logging road with flowy new singletrack. We’ve laid down over 1/2 mile of trail so far this year. Expect the new section to open in mid-September.
      Also, TAMBA is moving trail operations to the summit in late September. Stanford Rock Trail doesn’t actually go to Stanford Rock! TAMBA is restoring trail access to the summit. Will be amazing with massive panoramic views and a new bike legal mountain top summit trail. Come join in volunteer build days. Working until the snow flies.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      MisterDirtPaws Trailforks Pro Subscriber (Oct 11, 2019 at 20:12)
       TAMBA trail conditions update (October 11, 2019)- We opened two new sections of trail so far this summer. Eliminated a "bulldozer in a drainage" section of logging road. Replaced it with an easy climbing flowy bermy trail near the bottom. We also just opened a new re-route at the upper meadows. Massive lake views. Flow, some optional rock rides.
      The old logging road has been covered with debris to slow down water flowing into the meadows. The goal is to get the bulldozer scar in the meadows to heal up and grow new grass and wildflowers. Volunteer crews are currently working on the summit trail and will deliver an amazing mountain top peak trail in about two weeks. Enjoy!
      [Reply]

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