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Candy Mountain via Hammond Truck Road

8.9 mi · ▲ 879 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Candy Mountain via Hammond Truck Road is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near Trinidad, CA. The route reaches Candy Mountain at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 879 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 817 ft · steepest grade: 15%9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trinidad Frontage Road 41.07567, -124.14165
Nearest town Trinidad, CA
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Candy Mountain via Hammond Truck Road

8.9 mi · ▲ 879 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Elevation 256–818 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Trinidad Frontage Road · 41.07567, -124.14165

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 69°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:32 PM

  1. Start on Trinidad Frontage Road, heading N.
  2. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miSharp left onto Hammond Truck Road, heading NW.
  6. 2.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miReach Candy Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 2.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.9 miBear left onto Trinidad Frontage Road, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftArrive 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-ad76

Trail surface

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 69°F53°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity75%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:15 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:32 PM
Tue 73°52°
Wed 80°54°
Thu 83°60°
Fri 84°56°
Sat 83°55°
Sun 80°55°

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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