Pickleball Pond–Roadrunner Pond, 4 lakes
3.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Pickleball Pond–Roadrunner Pond, 4 lakes is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Sky Valley, CA. The route passes Roadrunner Pond, Pickleball Pond and Main Gate Pond. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pickleball Pond–Roadrunner Pond, 4 lakes
3.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 1,067–1,128 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.89064, -116.35064
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Smith Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pole Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Roadrunner Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Pickleball Pond.
- 50 ftPass Main Gate Pond.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto 20th Avenue, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Pickleball Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pole Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Smith Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 0 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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