Agate Beach via Hammond Truck Road
13.5 mi · ▲ 1,603 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Agate Beach via Hammond Truck Road is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Sue-meg State Park near Big Lagoon, CA. The route reaches Agate Beach at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 1,603 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Agate Beach via Hammond Truck Road
13.5 mi · ▲ 1,603 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Elevation 19–552 ft
Out & Back · Sue-meg State Park
Trailhead: 41.15855, -124.09596
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 63°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:32 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto Hammond Truck Road, heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Old Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Agate Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hammond Truck Road, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 8:11 PM for the 8:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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