Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Martis Peak Road
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,909 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Martis Peak Road is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,909 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,605 – 8,442 ft · steepest grade: 18%9.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Martis Peak Road 39.28668, -120.03317
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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Martis Peak Road
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,909 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Elevation 6,605–8,442 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
- Start on Martis Peak Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Martis Peak Road, heading N.
- 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
92% dirt5% paved3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 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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