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.

Elevation

0 mi997 – 1,161 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.90213, -116.36184
Nearest town Sky Valley, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Pickleball Pond.
  3. 50 ftPass Main Gate Pond.
  4. 0.2 miPass Roadrunner Pond.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pole Road, heading SE.
  6. 2.6 miReach Pickleball Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 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

Sunrise 6:00 AMSunset 7:45 PM

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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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