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Waddle Ranch Preserve

East Martis Creek Trail via Martis Valley Trail

14.1 mi · ▲ 2,138 ft · 5 hr 46 min

East Martis Creek Trail via Martis Valley Trail is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Waddle Ranch Preserve near Polaris, CA. It climbs 2,138 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,814 – 7,707 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Martis Valley Trail 39.30224, -120.13134
Nearest town Polaris, CA
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East Martis Creek Trail via Martis Valley Trail

14.1 mi · ▲ 2,138 ft · 5 hr 46 min

Elevation 5,815–7,706 ft

Out & Back · Waddle Ranch Preserve

Trailhead: Martis Valley Trail · 39.30224, -120.13134

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Martis Valley Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto East Martis Creek Trail, heading S.
  4. 2.2 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  14. 250 ftReach East Martis Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miBear left onto East Martis Creek Trail, heading NW.
  25. 2.2 miTurn left onto Sawmill Road, heading S.
  26. 0.8 miTurn right onto Martis Valley Trail, heading S.
  27. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/picnic-rock-lake-tahoe-basin-management-unit-viewpoint-out-back-25-km-c6ab

Trail surface

76% dirt21% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 6:59 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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