Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area

Tompkins Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Tompkins Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area near Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA. It climbs 252 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,834 – 6,040 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28396, -120.14255
Nearest town Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA

Directions

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Tompkins Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 5,833–6,042 ft

Out & Back · Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area

Trailhead: 39.28396, -120.14255

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miBear left onto Tompkins Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.9 miReach Tompkins Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 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

96% dirt4% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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