Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Martis Peak Road
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,456 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Martis Peak Road is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 1,456 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Martis Peak Road
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,456 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 7,015–8,442 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 16N92B · 39.28382, -120.03171
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 44°F / low 36° · precip 28% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Martis Peak Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Martis Peak Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · loop · via Martis Peak Road
- 5.1 mi · out & back · via Martis Peak Road
- 5.1 mi · out & back · via Martis Peak Road
- 5.7 mi · out & back · via Martis Peak Road
- 5.8 mi · out & back · via Martis Peak Road
- 7.1 mi · loop · via Martis Peak Road
- 7.3 mi · loop · via Martis Peak Road
- 7.3 mi · loop · via Martis Peak Road
More from 16N92B Trailhead
- Martis Peak Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 432 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 743 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 733 ft
- 16N54 & 16N92B Loop via Tahoe Rim Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 570 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 827 ft
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