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Lor Axe & Thompson Memorial Trail is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Martis Camp Conservation Easement near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 2,797 ft. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,083 – 7,005 ft15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Thompson Memorial Trail 39.27792, -120.12042
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Lor Axe & Thompson Memorial Trail

14.9 mi · ▲ 2,797 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Elevation 6,082–7,005 ft

Out & Back · Martis Camp Conservation Easement

Trailhead: Thompson Memorial Trail · 39.27792, -120.12042

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

Transit-accessible: Aspen Grove Bus Stop stop 112 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Thompson Memorial Trail, heading N.
  2. 2.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 4.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Lor Axe, heading W.
  6. 50 ftReach Thompson Memorial Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  10. 4.4 miBear left onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading NE.
  11. 2.7 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

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Aspen Grove Bus Stop stop 112 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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