McCallum Pond–Herman's Hike, 4 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Hidden Palms, CA. The route reaches McCallum Pond. It climbs 1,250 ft. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi505 – 1,299 ft8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.83351, -116.31015
Nearest town Hidden Palms, CA
Directions
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McCallum Pond–Herman's Hike, 4 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,250 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 505–1,298 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.83351, -116.31015
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 114°F / low 92° · precip 0% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto McCallum Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass McCallum Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Moon Country Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Herman's Hike, heading NW.
- 2 miReach McCallum Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Moon Country Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto McCallum Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 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
22% sand7% dirt71% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 114°F92°
Feels like93°Precip0%Wind19 mphUV9Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
115°90°
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Tue
113°86°
Wed
109°84°
Thu
111°85°
Fri
113°89°
Sat
115°89°
Sun
110°88°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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