Pickleball Pond–Smoke Tree Pond, 4 lakes
2.2 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 48 min
Pickleball Pond–Smoke Tree Pond, 4 lakes is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Sky Valley, CA. The route passes Smoke Tree Pond and Pickleball Pond before reaching Main Gate Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pickleball Pond–Smoke Tree Pond, 4 lakes
2.2 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 48 min
Elevation 1,075–1,216 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Sky Line Trail · 33.91137, -116.37452
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start on Sky Line Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Henry Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Smoke Tree Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Main Gate Pond.
- 50 ftReach Pickleball Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Henry Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Sky Line Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:03 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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