Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area
Martis Valley Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 44 min
Martis Valley Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area near Polaris, CA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Martis Valley Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 44 min
Elevation 5,815–5,878 ft
Out & Back · Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area
Trailhead: Martis Valley Trail · 39.30224, -120.13134
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 89°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Martis Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miArrive 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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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Martis Valley Trail Trailhead
- Martis Valley Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Tompkins Trail Loop via Martis Valley Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- East Martis Creek Trail via Martis Valley Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 216 ft
- Martis Valley Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Lake Ella–Martis Creek Lake, 4 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 704 ft
- Thompson Memorial Trail & Tompkins Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 1,265 ft
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