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Smoke Tree Pond–Main Gate Pond, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Smoke Tree Pond–Main Gate Pond, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Sky Valley, CA. The route passes Smoke Tree Pond before reaching Main Gate Pond at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 242 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,017 – 1,152 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Henry Road 33.88925, -116.36663
Nearest town Sky Valley, CA
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Smoke Tree Pond–Main Gate Pond, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 1,016–1,153 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Henry Road · 33.88925, -116.36663

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start on Henry Road, heading N.
  2. 1 miPass Smoke Tree Pond.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right onto Sky Line Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right onto Hot Springs Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto 20th Avenue, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miReach Smoke Tree Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftPass Main Gate Pond.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hot Springs Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sky Line Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.8 miSharp left onto Henry Trail, heading S.
  11. 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/smoke-tree-pond-out-back

Trail surface

41% dirt59% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:00 AMSunset 7:45 PM

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