Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area
East Martis Creek Trail & Thompson Memorial Trail via Martis Valley Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 725 ft · 3 hr 36 min
East Martis Creek Trail & Thompson Memorial Trail via Martis Valley Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 725 ft. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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East Martis Creek Trail & Thompson Memorial Trail via Martis Valley Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 725 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Elevation 5,826–6,289 ft
Out & Back · Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area
Trailhead: Thompson Memorial Trail · 39.27792, -120.12042
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Transit-accessible: Aspen Grove Bus Stop stop 112 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Thompson Memorial Trail, heading N.
- 2 miSharp right onto Tompkins Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Martis Valley Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto East Martis Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Thompson Memorial Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Sawmill Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Martis Valley Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tompkins Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Aspen Grove Bus Stop stop 112 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 500 Road–Booster, 8 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,861 ft
- Boondocks–Easy Rider, 8 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,915 ft
- Martis Valley Trail–Thompson Memorial Trail, 3 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 594 ft
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