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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

16N92B Loop via Martis Peak Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 50 min

16N92B Loop via Martis Peak Road is a 1.9-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 387 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,304 – 8,718 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Martis Peak Road 39.28668, -120.03317
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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16N92B Loop via Martis Peak Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 50 min

Elevation 8,305–8,718 ft

Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Martis Peak Road · 39.28668, -120.03317

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Martis Peak Road, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 300 ftContinue straight onto 16N92B, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Martis Peak Summit Path, heading N.
  7. 350 ftTurn left onto Martis Peak Road, heading W.
  8. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/martis-peak-loop-3-km-4316

Trail surface

80% dirt20% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 6 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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