Pomponio Truck Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 2,716 ft · 5 hr 37 min
Pomponio Truck Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Memorial County Park near Bellvale, CA. It climbs 2,716 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pomponio Truck Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 2,716 ft · 5 hr 37 min
Elevation 200–1,183 ft
Out & Back · Memorial County Park
Trailhead: 37.29161, -122.32478
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 63°F / low 54° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Pomponio Truck Trail, heading S.
- 4.1 miReach Pomponio Truck Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 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 1.4 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Pomponio Reservoir 4.4 mi · ▲ 651 ft
- Pomponio Reservoir via Pomponio Truck Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft
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