Sun Rock Trail (15E20)

California

California

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1.9 mi

Distance

1,101 ft

Gain

50 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Eldorado National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Through-trail
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Sun Rock Trail (15E20)

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,101 ft
Elevation loss
1,101 ft
Highest point
6,285 ft
Lowest point
5,932 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Sun Rock Trail (15E20) is a 3.88-mile out-and-back trail in California with 1,101 feet of elevation gain and 1,101 feet of elevation loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,285 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
6,242 ft
High point
6,285 ft
Total climbing
1,101 ft
Total descent
1,101 ft
Steepest stretch
20% grade around mile 0.7 on the way out
Length (round trip)
3.9 mi
Shape
Out and back

The climb is steady from start to finish.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Tahoma, CA weather station, 14 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan37° high22° low
  2. Feb38° high22° low
  3. Mar43° high25° low
  4. Apr49° high27° low
  5. May58° high34° low
  6. Jun69° high40° low
  7. Jul77° high46° low
  8. Aug76° high46° low
  9. Sep69° high41° low
  10. Oct58° high34° low
  11. Nov44° high27° low
  12. Dec38° high21° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Eldorado National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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