Pickleball Pond–Roadrunner Pond, 4 lakes
5.7 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Pickleball Pond–Roadrunner Pond, 4 lakes is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Sky Valley, CA. The route passes Pickleball Pond, Main Gate Pond and Roadrunner Pond. 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, 4 lakes
5.7 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 998–1,162 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.90213, -116.36184
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Pickleball Pond.
- 50 ftPass Main Gate Pond.
- 0.2 miPass Roadrunner Pond.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pole Road, heading SE.
- 2.6 miReach Pickleball Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 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 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Pickleball Pond–Main Gate Pond, 3 lakes 4 mi · ▲ 161 ft
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