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Thompson Memorial Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back in Martis Camp Conservation Easement near Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA. It climbs 2,224 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,149 – 7,005 ft · steepest grade: 15%10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28283, -120.13165
Nearest town Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA

Directions

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Thompson Memorial Trail

10 mi · ▲ 2,224 ft · 4 hr 27 min

Elevation 6,148–7,005 ft

Out & Back · Martis Camp Conservation Easement

Trailhead: 39.28283, -120.13165

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 375 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftSharp left onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 4.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 500 ftBear right onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading S.
  7. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  11. 4.4 miBear left onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  13. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 375 m from the trailhead

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