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Martis Creek Lake and Dam summer.jpg
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Waddle Ranch Preserve

Matt's Trail & Sawmill Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 584 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Matt's Trail & Sawmill Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Waddle Ranch Preserve near Polaris, CA. It climbs 584 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,814 – 6,322 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sawmill Road 39.30204, -120.11277
Nearest town Polaris, CA
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Matt's Trail & Sawmill Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 584 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 5,813–6,321 ft

Out & Back · Waddle Ranch Preserve

Trailhead: Sawmill Road · 39.30204, -120.11277

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Sawmill Road, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Matt's Trail, heading NE.
  5. 2.1 miTurn right onto Sawmill Road, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/martis-creek-lake-out-back-8-km-8dd8

Trail surface

90% dirt10% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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