I began my hike to Tom's Thumb at 10:31 AM, from the Gateway Trailhead. From the trailhead to Windgate Pass and Tom's Thumb Trail junction was 2.6 miles, and it had taken me 1 hour and 5 minutes. Shortly after the junction, the trail became much steeper. The second half of the trail took 1 hour and 12 minutes, and I reached Tom's Thumb at 1:36 PM. It had taken me 3 hours and 4 minutes to arrive at the base of the 140-foot granite monolith called Tom's Thumb. At this point I was 5.6 miles from the trailhead. I headed back at 1:50 PM, and arrived at the trailhead at 4:07 PM. My round-trip hike was 11.2 miles, and had taken me 5 hours and 36 minutes. The ascent was 2,165 feet.
