Pickleball Pond–Roadrunner Pond, 5 lakes
6 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Pickleball Pond–Roadrunner Pond, 5 lakes is a 6-mile out-and-back near Sky Valley, CA. The route passes Pickleball Pond, Main Gate Pond and Roadrunner Pond. It climbs 325 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pickleball Pond–Roadrunner Pond, 5 lakes
6 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 978–1,198 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.90882, -116.37534
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.9 miPass Pickleball Pond.
- 50 ftPass Main Gate Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Roadrunner Pond.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pole Road, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Penny Lane, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sky Valley Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Pickleball Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Penny Lane, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pole Road, heading NW.
- 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Smoke Tree Pond & Henry Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- Sky Line Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Main Gate Pond & 20th Avenue 1.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Alpha Trail & COVID Monument Trail via Sky Line Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 947 ft
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