AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Martis Peak Road

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,572 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Martis Peak Road is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,572 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,041 – 8,488 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31158, -120.04695
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Martis Peak Road

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,572 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Elevation 7,042–8,486 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.31158, -120.04695

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miBear right onto Martis Peak Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  12. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  20. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 1 miBear right, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/martis-peak-road-out-back-9-km-9fdb

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 8:11 PM
Tue 83°62°
Wed 83°58°
Thu 87°58°
Fri 86°58°
Sat 87°59°
Sun 87°57°

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