Moon Country Viewpoint–McCallum Pond, 3 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Hidden Palms, CA. The route passes McCallum Pond and Moon Country Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 230 ft of elevation gain. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi591 – 840 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.84273, -116.31041
Nearest town Hidden Palms, CA
Directions
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Moon Country Viewpoint–McCallum Pond, 3 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 590–838 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.84273, -116.31041
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto McCallum Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Moon Country Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass McCallum Pond.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Moon Country Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto McCallum Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
17% sand83% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:00 AMSunset 7:44 PM
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- Loop North to Indian Palms–Loop South to Indian Palms, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Hidden Palms Viewpoint–McCallum Trail, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 354 ft
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