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Pickleball Pond–Roadrunner Pond, 5 lakes

5.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Pickleball Pond–Roadrunner Pond, 5 lakes is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Sky Valley, CA. The route passes Roadrunner Pond, Pickleball Pond and Main Gate Pond. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,066 – 1,165 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.89373, -116.34520
Nearest town Sky Valley, CA
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Pickleball Pond–Roadrunner Pond, 5 lakes

5.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 1,067–1,164 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.89373, -116.34520

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 111°F / low 84° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Penny Lane, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftTurn left onto Pole Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.9 miPass Roadrunner Pond.
  5. 0.2 miPass Pickleball Pond.
  6. 50 ftPass Main Gate Pond.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Henry Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right onto Sky Line Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Alpha Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto COVID Monument Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miReach Pickleball Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miBear right onto Alpha Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sky Line Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miSharp left onto Henry Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pole Road, heading SE.
  18. 0.9 miTurn right onto Penny Lane, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftArrive 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-roadrunner-pond-out-back-6-lakes-9-km-b257

Trail surface

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 111°F84°
Feels like89°Precip1%Wind13 mphUV9Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
115°80°
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Wed 107°81°
Thu 108°83°
Fri 110°86°
Sat 112°86°
Sun 108°86°
Mon 107°83°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 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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