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Hammond Truck Road

15.2 mi · ▲ 1,214 ft · 5 hr 40 min

Hammond Truck Road is a 15.2-mile out-and-back near Trinidad, CA. It climbs 1,214 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 794 ft · steepest grade: 17%15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.06487, -124.12822
Nearest town Trinidad, CA
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Hammond Truck Road

15.2 mi · ▲ 1,214 ft · 5 hr 40 min

Elevation 45–794 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 right onto Hammond Truck Road, heading SE.
  4. 6.3 miReach Hammond Truck Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 6.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hammond-truck-road-out-back-25-km-c036

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:56 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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