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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Martis Peak Road Loop

2 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 52 min

Martis Peak Road Loop is a 2-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 405 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,281 – 8,718 ft · steepest grade: 15%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Martis Peak Road 39.28668, -120.03317
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Martis Peak Road Loop

2 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 52 min

Elevation 8,280–8,718 ft

Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Martis Peak Road · 39.28668, -120.03317

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Martis Peak Road, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 100 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Martis Peak Summit Path, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftTurn left onto Martis Peak Road, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miThe 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/martis-peak-loop-3-km

Trail surface

81% dirt19% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM — 5 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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