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.

Elevation

0 mi1,089 – 1,152 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 20th Avenue 33.90381, -116.37097
Nearest town Sky Valley, CA

Directions

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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 Aug 4: Clear, high 111°F / low 83° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start on 20th Avenue, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Henry Road, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto Sky Line Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right onto Hot Springs Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto 20th Avenue, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miReach Main Gate Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hot Springs Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sky Line Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miSharp left onto Henry Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto 20th Avenue, heading W.
  11. 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.

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 111°F83°
Feels like89°Precip1%Wind14 mphUV9Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
115°80°
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Wed 106°81°
Thu 107°83°
Fri 110°86°
Sat 112°85°
Sun 107°86°
Mon 106°83°

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