McCallum Pond–Herman's Hike, 4 sights is a 10-mile out-and-back near Hidden Palms, CA. The route reaches McCallum Pond. It climbs 1,730 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi305 – 1,299 ft · steepest grade: 20%10.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.83785, -116.30882
Nearest town Hidden Palms, CA
Directions
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McCallum Pond–Herman's Hike, 4 sights
10 mi · ▲ 1,730 ft · 4 hr 12 min
Elevation 306–1,298 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.83785, -116.30882
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto McCallum Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Moon Country Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass McCallum Pond.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Herman's Hike, heading NW.
- 1.9 miSharp left onto Willis Palms Loop, heading S.
- 1.4 miReach McCallum Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Herman's Hike, heading N.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Moon Country Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto McCallum Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 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% sand1% dirt82% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:00 AMSunset 7:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Hidden Palms Viewpoint & Pushwalla Palms Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Moon Country Viewpoint–McCallum Pond, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- McCallum Pond–McCallum Trail, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Pushwalla Palms Trail 4 mi · ▲ 321 ft
- Múmawet via Pushwalla Palms Trail 4 mi · ▲ 380 ft
- Múmawet–McCallum Pond, 5 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 1,800 ft
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