AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pole Road & Sky Valley Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Pole Road & Sky Valley Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Sky Valley, CA. It climbs 277 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi978 – 1,161 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pole Road 33.88130, -116.31884
Nearest town Sky Valley, CA
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Pole Road & Sky Valley Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 978–1,162 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pole Road · 33.88130, -116.31884

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start on Pole Road, heading NW.
  2. 1.4 miSharp left onto Sky Valley Road, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miReach Pole Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right onto Pole Road, heading SE.
  6. 1.4 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/pole-road-sky-valley-road-out-back-8-km-0537

Weather

Sunrise 6:00 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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