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, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,860 – 7,005 ft · steepest grade: 17%16.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tompkins Trail 39.29650, -120.14152
Nearest town Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA
Directions
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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: Overcast, high 75°F / low 39° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start on Tompkins Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 4.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading S.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
- 4.4 miBear left onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tompkins Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
13% dirt1% boardwalk86% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F39°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
75°35°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:03 PM
Mon
77°52°
Tue
80°48°
Wed
79°50°
Thu
75°50°
Fri
74°46°
Sat
75°46°
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- 16.1 mi · out & back · via Thompson Memorial Trail
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