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Perimeter Trail is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Martis Camp Conservation Easement near Polaris, CA. It climbs 2,823 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,109 – 7,005 ft · steepest grade: 15%15.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tompkins Trail 39.29544, -120.12396
Nearest town Polaris, CA

Directions

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Perimeter Trail

15.8 mi · ▲ 2,823 ft · 6 hr 41 min

Elevation 6,110–7,006 ft

Out & Back · Martis Camp Conservation Easement

Trailhead: Tompkins Trail · 39.29544, -120.12396

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 470 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Tompkins Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miSharp right onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 4.4 miContinue straight onto Perimeter Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 4.6 miBear left onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading N.
  9. 1.7 miSharp left, heading E.
  10. 0.9 miSharp right onto Tompkins Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 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

13% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 470 m from the trailhead

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