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Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area

Thompson Memorial Trail & Tompkins Trail

9.4 mi · ▲ 1,265 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Thompson Memorial Trail & Tompkins Trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area near Polaris, CA. It climbs 1,265 ft. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,834 – 6,680 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Martis Valley Trail 39.30224, -120.13134
Nearest town Polaris, CA
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Thompson Memorial Trail & Tompkins Trail

9.4 mi · ▲ 1,265 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Elevation 5,833–6,679 ft

Out & Back · Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: Martis Valley Trail · 39.30224, -120.13134

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tompkins Trail, heading SW.
  2. 2.4 miSharp right onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading E.
  3. 2.3 miReach Tompkins Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tompkins Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.5 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/thompson-memorial-trail-out-back-12-km-256b

Trail surface

31% dirt1% boardwalk68% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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