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

  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. 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 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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