Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Martis Peak Road

6 mi · ▲ 1,677 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Martis Peak Road is a 6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,677 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,008 – 8,488 ft · steepest grade: 22%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31382, -120.05015
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Martis Peak Road

6 mi · ▲ 1,677 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 7,007–8,486 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.31382, -120.05015

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miBear right onto Martis Peak Road, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  13. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  24. 0.1 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

88% dirt12% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F54°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 83°62°
Wed 83°58°
Thu 87°58°
Fri 86°58°
Sat 87°59°
Sun 87°57°

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