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Martis Camp Conservation Easement

Thompson Memorial Trail

16.1 mi · ▲ 2,768 ft · 6 hr 45 min

Thompson Memorial Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Martis Camp Conservation Easement near Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA. It climbs 2,768 ft. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,860 – 7,005 ft16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tompkins Trail 39.29650, -120.14152
Nearest town Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA
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Thompson Memorial Trail

16.1 mi · ▲ 2,768 ft · 6 hr 45 min

Elevation 5,862–7,005 ft

Out & Back · Martis Camp Conservation Easement

Trailhead: Tompkins Trail · 39.29650, -120.14152

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

  1. Start on Tompkins Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.7 miSharp right onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 4.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  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 SW.
  9. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading NE.
  11. 4.4 miBear left onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading SW.
  12. 1.7 miSharp left, heading E.
  13. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tompkins Trail, heading W.
  14. 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-26-km-5948

Trail surface

11% dirt1% boardwalk88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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