Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area
Martis Valley Trail
12.2 mi · ▲ 1,301 ft · 4 hr 43 min
Martis Valley Trail is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area near Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA. It climbs 1,301 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Martis Valley Trail
12.2 mi · ▲ 1,301 ft · 4 hr 43 min
Elevation 5,826–6,606 ft
Out & Back · Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area
Trailhead: 39.27611, -120.13218
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading S.
- 2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Tompkins Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Martis Valley Trail, heading N.
- 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 W.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading E.
- 2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:12 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:41 PM.
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