Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
East Martis Creek Trail
14.9 mi · ▲ 2,999 ft · 6 hr 28 min
East Martis Creek Trail is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Iceland, CA. It climbs 2,999 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,971 – 8,061 ft · steepest grade: 25%15.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31063, -120.02948
Nearest town Iceland, CA
Directions
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East Martis Creek Trail
14.9 mi · ▲ 2,999 ft · 6 hr 28 min
Elevation 5,972–8,060 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.31063, -120.02948
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto East Martis Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
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