Martis Creek Lake and Dam summer.jpg
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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Tompkins Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.7 miTurn right onto Martis Valley Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Matt's Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 1.5 miTurn right onto Sawmill Road, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right onto Martis Valley Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tompkins Trail, heading W.
  12. 1.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 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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