Martis Creek Lake and Dam summer.jpg
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Matt's Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area near Polaris, CA. It climbs 413 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,814 – 6,070 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sawmill Road 39.30204, -120.11277
Nearest town Polaris, CA

Directions

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Matt's Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 5,813–6,069 ft

Out & Back · Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: Sawmill Road · 39.30204, -120.11277

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

  1. Start on Sawmill Road, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Matt's Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.5 miTurn right onto Sawmill Road, heading S.
  6. 0.6 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

79% dirt21% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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