Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Martis Peak Road

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,497 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Martis Peak Road is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,497 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,536 – 8,442 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Martis Peak Road 39.28668, -120.03317
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Martis Peak Road

7.5 mi · ▲ 1,497 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 7,536–8,442 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Martis Peak Road · 39.28668, -120.03317

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Martis Peak Road, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 100 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  19. 300 ftSharp right onto Martis Peak Road, heading S.
  20. 350 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

94% dirt6% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~105 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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