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.
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 4:56 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Martis Valley Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Martis Valley Trail
- 4.2 mi · loop · via Martis Valley Trail
- 5.5 mi · out & back · via Martis Valley Trail
- 6 mi · out & back · via Martis Valley Trail
- 6.3 mi · out & back · via Martis Valley Trail
- 6.3 mi · out & back · via Martis Valley Trail
- 6.6 mi · out & back · via Martis Valley Trail
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