Hammond Truck Road
8.1 mi · ▲ 1,020 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Hammond Truck Road is an 8.1-mile out-and-back near Trinidad, CA. It climbs 1,020 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi279 – 837 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.06487, -124.12822
Nearest town Trinidad, CA
Directions
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Hammond Truck Road
8.1 mi · ▲ 1,020 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 279–837 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.06487, -124.12822
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Hammond Truck Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
23% dirt77% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:19 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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