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
Directions
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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 Aug 3: Clear, high 76°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Martis Peak Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Martis Peak Summit Path, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Martis Peak Road, heading W.
- 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 surface
81% dirt19% paved
Weather
ClearTemperature 76°F50°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
77°56°
Wed
78°53°
Thu
82°53°
Fri
81°53°
Sat
82°54°
Sun
83°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Martis Peak Road Trailhead
- 16N92B Loop via Martis Peak Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 387 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 829 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 831 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 831 ft
- 16N54 Loop via Tahoe Rim Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 884 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 561 ft
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