Thompson Memorial Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Martis Camp Conservation Easement near Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA. It climbs 2,894 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,876 – 7,005 ft · steepest grade: 16%16.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28396, -120.14255
Nearest town Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA
Directions
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Thompson Memorial Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 2,894 ft · 6 hr 49 min
Elevation 5,878–7,005 ft
Out & Back · Martis Camp Conservation Easement
Trailhead: 39.28396, -120.14255
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 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 SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 4.3 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 W.
- 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
12% dirt88% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM
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- 16.1 mi · out & back · via Thompson Memorial Trail
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