Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area

Martis Valley Trail

5 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Martis Valley Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area near Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA. It is mostly level, with 227 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,830 – 6,040 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28396, -120.14255
Nearest town Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Martis Valley Trail

5 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 5,831–6,042 ft

Out & Back · Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: 39.28396, -120.14255

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Tompkins Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.7 miTurn right onto Martis Valley Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tompkins Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

82% dirt7% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead