Moon Country Viewpoint–McCallum Pond, 4 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Willis Palms, CA. The route passes McCallum Pond before reaching Moon Country Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 1,657 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi345 – 1,299 ft9.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.82219, -116.32386
Nearest town Willis Palms, CA
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Moon Country Viewpoint–McCallum Pond, 4 sights
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,657 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Elevation 344–1,298 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.82219, -116.32386
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Willis Palms Loop, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Herman's Hike, heading SE.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Moon Country Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miPass McCallum Pond.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Moon Country Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Herman's Hike, heading NW.
- 1.9 miSharp left onto Willis Palms Loop, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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.
Weather
Sunrise 6:00 AMSunset 7:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Willis Palms Loop Loop 3.9 mi · ▲ 506 ft
- Amite Lane 4.5 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Amite Lane & Shadow Mountain Lane 5.6 mi · ▲ 187 ft
- Hidden Palms Viewpoint–McCallum Pond, 6 sights 13.4 mi · ▲ 1,967 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Willis Palms, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Willis Palms, California