Sue-meg State Park

Agate Beach & Frontage Road via Hammond Truck Road

14.4 mi · ▲ 1,204 ft · 5 hr 24 min

Agate Beach & Frontage Road via Hammond Truck Road is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Sue-meg State Park near Big Lagoon, CA. The route reaches Agate Beach. It climbs 1,204 ft. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 817 ft14.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Road Trail 41.15109, -124.13652
Nearest town Big Lagoon, CA

Directions

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Agate Beach & Frontage Road via Hammond Truck Road

14.4 mi · ▲ 1,204 ft · 5 hr 24 min

Elevation 170–818 ft

Out & Back · Sue-meg State Park

Trailhead: Old Road Trail · 41.15109, -124.13652

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 63°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:32 PM

  1. Start on Old Road Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Agate Beach.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hammond Truck Road, heading S.
  6. 3.8 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right onto Frontage Road, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miReach Agate Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miSharp left onto Hammond Truck Road, heading E.
  15. 3.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right onto Old Road Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.5 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

52% dirt48% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 63°F50°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:15 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:32 PM
Tue 80°51°
Wed 82°55°
Thu 84°61°
Fri 86°59°
Sat 87°60°
Sun 88°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:12 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:32 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:03 PM.

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