1,522 ft
Distance
120 ft
Climb
00:03:37
Avg time
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Old Stanford Rock Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Stanford Rock
    Tahoe City, California
  • Ref Number
    #15E35
  • 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, Adaptive MTB, Gravel
  • 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
  • Local Popularity
    45 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 20 in Trail Running
    • 25 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    USFS

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 multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    120 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,545 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,665 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,545 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,664 ft
  • Grade
    7.9%
  • Grade max
    2.1%
  • Grade min
    21.6%
  • Distance climb
    1,522 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:37
  • Avg reverse time
    00:02:27
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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

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      • 2 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 2 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
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      • 87 rides
      • Last: Jun 14, 2025

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      Aug 2, 2019 @ 9:51pm
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