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Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area

Martis Valley Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Martis Valley Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area near Polaris, CA. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,814 – 5,912 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.29254, -120.11667
Nearest town Polaris, CA
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Martis Valley Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 5,815–5,911 ft

Out & Back · Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: 39.29254, -120.11667

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  3. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Martis Valley Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/martis-valley-trail-out-back-6-km-42ff

Trail surface

64% paved36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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