Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Lake Ella via Martis Peak Road
11.3 mi · ▲ 2,602 ft · 5 hr 4 min
Lake Ella via Martis Peak Road is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. The route reaches Lake Ella at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 2,602 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lake Ella via Martis Peak Road
11.3 mi · ▲ 2,602 ft · 5 hr 4 min
Elevation 6,284–8,442 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 16N92B · 39.28382, -120.03171
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Martis Peak Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Lake Ella, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 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.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from 16N92B Trailhead
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- Tahoe Rim Trail Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 743 ft
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- Tahoe Rim Trail Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 827 ft
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