Strawberry Rock via Hammond Truck Road
5.8 mi · ▲ 641 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Strawberry Rock via Hammond Truck Road is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Trinidad, CA. The route reaches Strawberry Rock at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 641 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Strawberry Rock via Hammond Truck Road
5.8 mi · ▲ 641 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 361–852 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.06487, -124.12822
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:32 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Hammond Truck Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach Strawberry Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 8:08 PM for the 8:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM — 14 min before dark.
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- Hammond Truck Road 8.1 mi · ▲ 1,020 ft
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