Pomponio Reservoir & Pomponio Truck Trail
8 mi · ▲ 2,074 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Pomponio Reservoir & Pomponio Truck Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back in Memorial County Park near Dearborn Park, CA. The route reaches Pomponio Reservoir at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 2,074 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pomponio Reservoir & Pomponio Truck Trail
8 mi · ▲ 2,074 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Elevation 200–1,183 ft
Out & Back · Memorial County Park
Trailhead: Pomponio Truck Trail · 37.26594, -122.33548
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start on Pomponio Truck Trail, heading NE.
- 3.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Pomponio Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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