Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area

Martis Valley Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Martis Valley Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area near Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA. It climbs 360 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,827 – 6,040 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28396, -120.14255
Nearest town Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA

Directions

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Martis Valley Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 5,826–6,042 ft

Out & Back · Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: 39.28396, -120.14255

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Tompkins Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.7 miTurn right onto Martis Valley Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miTurn left onto Tompkins Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

72% dirt19% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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