Martis Peak Road is a 6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Iceland, CA. It climbs 1,306 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Martis Peak Road
6 mi · ▲ 1,306 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 7,623–8,713 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.30917, -120.02015
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Martis Peak Summit Path, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Martis Peak Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Martis Peak Summit Path, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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