Candy Mountain via Hammond Truck Road is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Sue-meg State Park near Patricks Point, CA. The route reaches Candy Mountain. It climbs 2,089 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi23 – 1,079 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.13875, -124.14930
Nearest town Patricks Point, CA
Directions
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Candy Mountain via Hammond Truck Road
14.1 mi · ▲ 2,089 ft · 5 hr 45 min
Elevation 24–1,080 ft
Out & Back · Sue-meg State Park
Trailhead: 41.13875, -124.14930
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 63°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:32 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Road Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Hammond Truck Road, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Candy Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 3.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Old Road Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
32% dirt68% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 63°F51°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:15 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:32 PM
Tue
80°51°
Wed
83°55°
Thu
85°62°
Fri
86°59°
Sat
87°60°
Sun
88°60°
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. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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