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
- Start on Sawmill Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Matt's Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Sawmill Road, heading S.
- 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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- Matt's Trail & Sawmill Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 584 ft
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