Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area
East Martis Creek Trail via Martis Valley Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 1 hr 36 min
East Martis Creek Trail via Martis Valley Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area near Polaris, CA. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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East Martis Creek Trail via Martis Valley Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 5,815–5,963 ft
Out & Back · Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area
Trailhead: Martis Valley Trail · 39.30224, -120.13134
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 89°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: stop 599 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Martis Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto East Martis Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach East Martis Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Sawmill Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Martis Valley Trail, heading S.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: stop 599 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Martis Valley Trail Trailhead
- Martis Valley Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Martis Valley Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Tompkins Trail Loop via Martis Valley Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Martis Valley Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Lake Ella–Martis Creek Lake, 4 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 704 ft
- Thompson Memorial Trail & Tompkins Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 1,265 ft
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