AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Martis Peak Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 966 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Martis Peak Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 966 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,635 – 8,488 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30525, -120.03168
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Martis Peak Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 966 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 7,636–8,486 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.30525, -120.03168

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto Martis Peak Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  10. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 100 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/martis-peak-road-out-back-8-km-195a

Trail surface

92% dirt8% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F54°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 82°60°
Wed 83°57°
Thu 86°57°
Fri 86°58°
Sat 86°58°
Sun 87°56°

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