Hammond Truck Road is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Sue-meg State Park near Patricks Point, CA. It climbs 1,356 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi190 – 817 ft · steepest grade: 18%15.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.13831, -124.14724
Nearest town Patricks Point, CA
Directions
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Hammond Truck Road
15.7 mi · ▲ 1,356 ft · 5 hr 55 min
Elevation 192–818 ft
Out & Back · Sue-meg State Park
Trailhead: 41.13831, -124.14724
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 63°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:32 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight 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.
- 3.8 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 4.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Old Road Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
48% dirt52% 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 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.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Agate Beach & Old Road Trail 4 mi · ▲ 599 ft
- Strawberry Rock via Hammond Truck Road 13.4 mi · ▲ 1,043 ft
- Candy Mountain via Hammond Truck Road 14.1 mi · ▲ 2,089 ft
- Hammond Truck Road 15.7 mi · ▲ 1,364 ft
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