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Martis Camp Conservation Easement

Thompson Memorial Trail

15.7 mi · ▲ 2,798 ft · 6 hr 38 min

Thompson Memorial Trail is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Martis Camp Conservation Easement near Polaris, CA. It climbs 2,798 ft. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,847 – 7,005 ft15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tompkins Trail 39.29544, -120.12396
Nearest town Polaris, CA
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Thompson Memorial Trail

15.7 mi · ▲ 2,798 ft · 6 hr 38 min

Elevation 5,847–7,005 ft

Out & Back · Martis Camp Conservation Easement

Trailhead: Tompkins Trail · 39.29544, -120.12396

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

  1. Start on Tompkins Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miSharp right onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 4.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  10. 4.4 miBear left onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading NE.
  11. 1.7 miSharp left, heading E.
  12. 0.9 miSharp right onto Tompkins Trail, heading NW.
  13. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/thompson-memorial-trail-out-back-25-km-5013

Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

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