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Martis Camp Conservation Easement

Tompkins Trail via Thompson Memorial Trail

14.1 mi · ▲ 2,378 ft · 5 hr 53 min

Tompkins Trail via Thompson Memorial Trail is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Martis Camp Conservation Easement near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 2,378 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,834 – 7,005 ft · steepest grade: 19%14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.27544, -120.15856
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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Tompkins Trail via Thompson Memorial Trail

14.1 mi · ▲ 2,378 ft · 5 hr 53 min

Elevation 5,833–7,005 ft

Out & Back · Martis Camp Conservation Easement

Trailhead: 39.27544, -120.15856

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miBear left onto Perimeter Trail, heading SE.
  3. 2.4 miBear left onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading N.
  4. 1.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tompkins Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.5 miReach Tompkins Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2.4 miSharp right onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading NE.
  8. 1.7 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 2.4 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tompkins-trail-out-back-23-km

Trail surface

21% dirt1% boardwalk78% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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