Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Martis Peak Road

6 mi · ▲ 1,706 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Martis Peak Road is a 6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,706 ft, with sections as steep as 21% 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: 21%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31357, -120.04711
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Martis Peak Road

6 mi · ▲ 1,706 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 7,007–8,486 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.31357, -120.04711

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 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  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. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 250 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 ftSharp 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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