Mount Ellen & Pomponio Canyon Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Memorial County Park near Loma Mar, CA. The route reaches Mount Ellen at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 951 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi207 – 896 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Homestead Trail 37.27713, -122.29341
Nearest town Loma Mar, CA
Directions
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Mount Ellen & Pomponio Canyon Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 208–895 ft
Out & Back · Memorial County Park
Trailhead: Homestead Trail · 37.27713, -122.29341
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Pomponio Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 2.5 miReach Mount Ellen, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 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
49% dirt51% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:17 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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