Main Gate Pond–20th Avenue, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Main Gate Pond–20th Avenue, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back near Sky Valley, CA. The route reaches Main Gate Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Main Gate Pond–20th Avenue, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 1,089–1,153 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 20th Avenue · 33.90381, -116.37097
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start on 20th Avenue, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Henry Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Sky Line Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Hot Springs Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto 20th Avenue, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Main Gate Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hot Springs Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sky Line Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Henry Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto 20th Avenue, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from 20th Avenue Trailhead
- 20th Avenue & Alpha Trail via Sky Line Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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