Northstar Service Road 710 via Thompson Memorial Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Martis Camp Conservation Easement near Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA. It climbs 2,603 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,149 – 7,005 ft · steepest grade: 15%11.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28283, -120.13165
Nearest town Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA
Directions
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Northstar Service Road 710 via Thompson Memorial Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 2,603 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Elevation 6,148–7,005 ft
Out & Back · Martis Camp Conservation Easement
Trailhead: 39.28283, -120.13165
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 375 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 4.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftBear right onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Northstar Service Road 710, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Northstar Service Road 710, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 4.4 miBear left onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
16% dirt84% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 87°F44°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
90°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
88°58°
Wed
87°57°
Thu
91°58°
Fri
92°58°
Sat
91°60°
Sun
90°58°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 375 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Martis Valley Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 826 ft
- Martis Valley Trail 9.6 mi · ▲ 909 ft
- Thompson Memorial Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 2,196 ft
- Thompson Memorial Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 2,165 ft
- Perimeter Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 2,250 ft
- Thompson Memorial Trail 10 mi · ▲ 2,224 ft
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