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Candy Mountain via Hammond Truck Road

9.8 mi · ▲ 841 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Candy Mountain via Hammond Truck Road is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Trinidad, CA. The route reaches Candy Mountain at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 841 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi361 – 837 ft · steepest grade: 17%9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.06487, -124.12822
Nearest town Trinidad, CA
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Candy Mountain via Hammond Truck Road

9.8 mi · ▲ 841 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Elevation 361–837 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.06487, -124.12822

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 80°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:32 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left onto Hammond Truck Road, heading NW.
  4. 3.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miReach Candy Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 3.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/candy-mountain-out-back-16-km-7656

Trail surface

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 80°F51°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity80%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:15 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:32 PM
Tue 73°57°
Wed 79°53°
Thu 82°59°
Fri 84°57°
Sat 84°56°
Sun 85°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 8:08 PM for the 8:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM — 14 min before dark.

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