Pickleball Pond–Roadrunner Pond, 5 lakes
6 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Pickleball Pond–Roadrunner Pond, 5 lakes is a 6-mile out-and-back near Sky Valley, CA. The route passes Roadrunner Pond, Pickleball Pond, Main Gate Pond and Smoke Tree Pond before reaching Pickleball Pond at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 219 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pickleball Pond–Roadrunner Pond, 5 lakes
6 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,011–1,162 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.88012, -116.33434
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Pole Road, heading NW.
- 1.4 miPass Roadrunner Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Pickleball Pond.
- 50 ftPass Main Gate Pond.
- 0.2 miBear left onto 20th Avenue, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Henry Road, heading S.
- 150 ftPass Smoke Tree Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Pickleball Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto 20th Avenue, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pole Road, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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