Pole Road
3 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Pole Road is a 3-mile out-and-back near Sky Valley, CA. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pole Road
3 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 1,011–1,162 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.88012, -116.33434
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 111°F / low 83° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Pole Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Sky Valley Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Pole Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Pole Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Pickleball Pond–Roadrunner Pond, 5 lakes 6 mi · ▲ 219 ft
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