AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pickleball Pond–Roadrunner Pond, 5 lakes

2.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr

Pickleball Pond–Roadrunner Pond, 5 lakes is a 2.9-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, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,066 – 1,142 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 33.89787, -116.34933
Nearest town Sky Valley, CA
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Pickleball Pond–Roadrunner Pond, 5 lakes

2.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 1,067–1,141 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: connector · 33.89787, -116.34933

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 111°F / low 83° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start on Smith Road, heading S.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 450 ftSharp right onto Pole Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miPass Roadrunner Pond.
  5. 0.2 miPass Pickleball Pond.
  6. 50 ftPass Main Gate Pond.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto 20th Avenue, heading W.
  8. 450 ftTurn left onto Henry Road, heading S.
  9. 200 ftPass Smoke Tree Pond.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miReach Pickleball Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto 20th Avenue, heading E.
  13. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pole Road, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miSharp left onto Smith Road, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pickleball-pond-pickleball-pond-out-back-8-lakes-5-km-d7b2

Trail surface

12% sand88% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 111°F83°
Feels like89°Precip1%Wind14 mphUV9Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
115°80°
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Wed 106°81°
Thu 107°82°
Fri 110°86°
Sat 112°85°
Sun 107°86°
Mon 106°83°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.

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