Pomponio Reservoir via Pomponio Truck Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 2,347 ft · 4 hr 44 min
Pomponio Reservoir via Pomponio Truck Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Memorial County Park near Pescadero, CA. The route reaches Pomponio Reservoir at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 2,347 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pomponio Reservoir via Pomponio Truck Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 2,347 ft · 4 hr 44 min
Elevation 125–1,243 ft
Out & Back · Memorial County Park
Trailhead: 37.26270, -122.36004
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 60°F / low 56° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start on Pomponio Truck Trail, heading E.
- 4.5 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Pomponio Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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