Martis Valley Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area near Polaris, CA. It climbs 465 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,814 – 6,070 ft6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Martis Valley Trail 39.30224, -120.13134
Nearest town Polaris, CA
Directions
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Martis Valley Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 5,813–6,069 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
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Martis Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Matt's Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
- 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
53% dirt47% paved
Weather
ClearTemperature 89°F58°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed
88°60°
Thu
92°59°
Fri
93°60°
Sat
93°61°
Sun
91°60°
Mon
90°58°
Good to know
- 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
- East Martis Creek Trail via Martis Valley Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 216 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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