Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area
Tompkins Trail Loop via Martis Valley Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Tompkins Trail Loop via Martis Valley Trail is a 4.2-mile loop in Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area near Polaris, CA. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tompkins Trail Loop via Martis Valley Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 5,815–5,928 ft
Loop · Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area
Trailhead: Martis Valley Trail · 39.30224, -120.13134
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 89°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tompkins Trail, heading SW.
- 3.1 miTurn right onto Martis Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Tompkins Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Martis Valley Trail Trailhead
- Martis Valley Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Martis Valley Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- East Martis Creek Trail via Martis Valley Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 216 ft
- Martis Valley Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Lake Ella–Martis Creek Lake, 4 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 704 ft
- Thompson Memorial Trail & Tompkins Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 1,265 ft
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