Martis Peak Road is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Northstar Vail Conservation Easement near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,554 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,139 – 7,386 ft · steepest grade: 22%6.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Elizabethtown Meadows Trail 39.28706, -120.10392
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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Martis Peak Road
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,554 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 6,139–7,385 ft
Out & Back · Northstar Vail Conservation Easement
Trailhead: Elizabethtown Meadows Trail · 39.28706, -120.10392
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 59°F / low 44° · precip 33% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 473 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Elizabethtown Meadows Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Martis Peak Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Elizabethtown Meadows Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
92% dirt7% paved1% boardwalk
Weather
OvercastTemperature 59°F44°
Feels like49°Precip33%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity64%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat
64°40°
Sun
63°39°
Mon
73°38°
Tue
75°45°
Wed
68°48°
26%
Thu
71°50°
29%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 473 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- 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
- 5.8 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
- 7.3 mi · out & back · via Martis Peak Road
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