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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Martis Valley Trail, heading NE.
  8. 1.2 miReach Martis Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 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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