Cannonball Beach & Rim Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 57 min
Cannonball Beach & Rim Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Sue-meg State Park near Patricks Point, CA. The route reaches Cannonball Beach at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cannonball Beach & Rim Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 57 min
Elevation 143–242 ft
Out & Back · Sue-meg State Park
Trailhead: 41.13700, -124.15140
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Sumêg Village Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Sumêg Village Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Ceremonial Rock Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Rim Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Cannonball Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Ceremonial Rock Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sumêg Village Road, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right onto Sumêg Village Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:59 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:19 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Hammond Truck Road 15.7 mi · ▲ 1,364 ft
- Strawberry Rock via Hammond Truck Road 13.4 mi · ▲ 1,043 ft
- Agate Beach & Old Road Trail 4 mi · ▲ 599 ft
- Candy Mountain via Hammond Truck Road 14.1 mi · ▲ 2,089 ft
- Wedding Rock & Wedding Rock Viewpoint via Rim Trail 1.3 mi · ▲ 177 ft
- Rim Viewpoint–Ceremonial Rock Trail, 3 sights 1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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