Martis Valley Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Polaris, CA. It climbs 361 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,863 – 6,221 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.29254, -120.11667
Nearest town Polaris, CA
Directions
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Martis Valley Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 5,863–6,220 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.29254, -120.11667
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Martis Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miReach Martis Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 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 surface
64% paved8% dirt28% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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