Thompson Memorial Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Martis Camp Conservation Easement near Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA. It climbs 2,865 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,876 – 7,005 ft · steepest grade: 18%16.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28396, -120.14255
Nearest town Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Thompson Memorial Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 2,865 ft · 6 hr 44 min
Elevation 5,878–7,005 ft
Out & Back · Martis Camp Conservation Easement
Trailhead: 39.28396, -120.14255
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Tompkins Trail, heading E.
- 1 miSharp right onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading SE.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 4.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 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.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
13% dirt87% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Tompkins Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Martis Valley Trail 5 mi · ▲ 227 ft
- Martis Valley Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 360 ft
- Martis Valley Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 690 ft
- Thompson Memorial Trail 15.8 mi · ▲ 2,865 ft
- Thompson Memorial Trail 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,892 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Ponderosa Fairway Estates, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Ponderosa Fairway Estates, California