AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Martis Peak Road

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,326 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Martis Peak Road is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Iceland, CA. It climbs 1,326 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,248 – 8,488 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31063, -120.02948
Nearest town Iceland, CA
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Martis Peak Road

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,326 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 7,248–8,486 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.31063, -120.02948

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto Martis Peak Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  10. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 100 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.8 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-peak-out-back-11-km-cff8

Trail surface

93% dirt7% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F54°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 82°60°
Wed 83°57°
Thu 86°57°
Fri 86°58°
Sat 86°58°
Sun 87°56°

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