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

  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 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 1 miBear left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  24. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  25. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  27. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  30. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  31. 250 ftSharp right onto Martis Peak Road, heading N.
  32. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

92% dirt5% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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