Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area
Martis Valley Trail
9.6 mi · ▲ 909 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Martis Valley Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area near Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA. It climbs 909 ft. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Martis Valley Trail
9.6 mi · ▲ 909 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Elevation 5,826–6,337 ft
Out & Back · Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area
Trailhead: 39.28283, -120.13165
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 375 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Tompkins Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Martis Valley Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left onto Tompkins Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: stop 375 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Martis Valley Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 826 ft
- Thompson Memorial Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 2,196 ft
- Thompson Memorial Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 2,165 ft
- Perimeter Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 2,250 ft
- Thompson Memorial Trail 10 mi · ▲ 2,224 ft
- Thompson Memorial Trail 10 mi · ▲ 2,193 ft
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