AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Thompson Memorial Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 328 ft · 58 min

Thompson Memorial Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Polaris, CA. It climbs 328 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,414 – 6,680 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.27708, -120.12486
Nearest town Polaris, CA
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Thompson Memorial Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 328 ft · 58 min

Elevation 6,414–6,679 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.27708, -120.12486

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

Transit-accessible: stop 304 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miBear left onto Thompson Memorial Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miReach Thompson Memorial Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 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-4-km-85b1

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 304 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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