Martis Peak Loop is a 2.1-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. The route reaches Martis Peak. It climbs 432 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi8,281 – 8,721 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: 16N92B 39.28382, -120.03171
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
Directions
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Martis Peak Loop
2.1 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 55 min
Elevation 8,280–8,722 ft
Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 16N92B · 39.28382, -120.03171
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Martis Peak Summit Path, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Martis Peak.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Martis Peak Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
83% dirt17% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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