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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.

Elevation

0 mi7,622 – 8,714 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30917, -120.02015
Nearest town Iceland, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Martis Peak Summit Path, heading S.
  11. 300 ftTurn right onto Martis Peak Road, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Martis Peak Summit Path, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  17. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  22. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F55°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 82°60°
Wed 81°56°
Thu 85°56°
Fri 85°57°
Sat 85°57°
Sun 86°55°

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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