Martis Peak via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. The route reaches Martis Peak at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 2,722 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,355 – 8,721 ft14.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.23364, -120.07887
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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Martis Peak via Tahoe Rim Trail
13.8 mi · ▲ 2,722 ft · 5 hr 58 min
Elevation 6,356–8,722 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.23364, -120.07887
Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 72°F / low 51° · precip 11% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 763 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto BP, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Regency Extension, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Martis Peak Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Martis Peak Summit Path, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Martis Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Martis Peak Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 500 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Regency Extension, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto BP, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 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
92% dirt4% gravel4% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 72°F51°
Precip11%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity43%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:01 PM
Tue
72°51°
Wed
74°51°
Thu
69°49°
Fri
64°45°
Sat
67°45°
Sun
62°42°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.7 mi in (~230 min). Leave by 2:50 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 763 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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