Martis Valley Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area near Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA. It climbs 690 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,814 – 6,070 ft9.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28396, -120.14255
Nearest town Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA
Directions
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Martis Valley Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 690 ft · 3 hr 25 min
Elevation 5,813–6,069 ft
Out & Back · Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area
Trailhead: 39.28396, -120.14255
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Tompkins Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Martis Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Matt's Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Sawmill Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Martis Valley Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tompkins Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 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
80% dirt14% paved6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM
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More from this trailhead
- Tompkins Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Martis Valley Trail 5 mi · ▲ 227 ft
- Martis Valley Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 360 ft
- Thompson Memorial Trail 15.8 mi · ▲ 2,865 ft
- Thompson Memorial Trail 15.9 mi · ▲ 2,865 ft
- Thompson Memorial Trail 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,892 ft
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