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Martis Camp Conservation Easement

Northstar Service Road 710 via Thompson Memorial Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 2,603 ft · 5 hr 10 min

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
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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 Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 375 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftSharp left onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 4.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 500 ftBear right onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading S.
  7. 450 ftTurn left onto Northstar Service Road 710, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miReach Northstar Service Road 710, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading N.
  10. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading N.
  13. 4.4 miBear left onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/northstar-service-road-710-out-back

Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 375 m from the trailhead

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