Martis Peak is a 5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. The route reaches Martis Peak. It climbs 1,154 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,635 – 8,734 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30525, -120.03168
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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Martis Peak
5 mi · ▲ 1,154 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 7,636–8,735 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.30525, -120.03168
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Martis Peak Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Martis Peak Summit Path, heading N.
- 200 ftPass Martis Peak.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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