Hammond Truck Road
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,033 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Hammond Truck Road is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Trinidad, CA. It climbs 1,033 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hammond Truck Road
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,033 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Elevation 279–837 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.06665, -124.13106
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:32 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 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 N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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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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