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Satellite view - 5k
Map view - 5k


  • START on Santa Rosa Lawn towards the pond.
  • Turn left on the sidewalk at the pond, walk past the Pickleball Courts on the left.
  • Left on the sidewalk on Coral Mountain Drive.
  • Continue on Coral Mountain Drive through the model homes area.
  • Turn right on the trail just after the model homes area.
  • Left at T on trail.
  • Exit trail at Golden Eagle Drive, turning left.
  • Turn left onto the trail after the last house on the left.
  • Stay right at trail circle, exiting circle at next right.
  • When the wall on the left ends, turn left.
  • Exit trail, turning left on Spirit Mountain Drive.
  • Take the first trail on the right.
  • Continue on trail, crossing Pembroke Lane and Mystic Tyme Drive.
  • Continue on the sidewalk on Hidden Acres Way, crossing Polo Club Drive, to the trail on the left of the pergola structure.
  • Exit trail turning right on Timber Creek Way.
  • Turn right at the next trail after Harps Canyon Drive.
  • Exit trail turning left on Harps Canyon Drive.
  • Turn left on Monterey Canyon Drive.
  • Turn right on Havasu Falls Drive.
  • Turn left on the first trail on the left.
  • Turn right at T in trail.
  • Turn left at the next T in trail.
  • Crossing Monterey Canyon Drive, continue on trail to end at Temescal Canyon Drive.
  • Turn left on Temescal Canyon Drive which becomes Timber Creek Way.
  • Turn right on the first trail adjacent to the park area and before Bee Canyon Drive.
  • Continue to Polo Club Drive, turning right on sidewalk at Polo Club Drive.
  • Turn right at East McCarroll Drive.
  • Turn right on Los Palos Road.
  • Turn left on the trail before the Los Palos gate, behind the house on the left.
  • Exit trail, turning right on East McCarroll Drive.
  • Take the first trail on the left.
  • Trail exits at a cul-de-sac.
  • Enter a grassy area across from the cul-de-sac to continue on the trail.
  • Cross Round Valley Way to continue on the trail.
  • Stay left at fork in trail.
  • Cross South Two Palms Way.
  • Continue on the sidewalk adjacent to a park area.
  • Turn left on the Polo Club Drive sidewalk towards Clubhouse Drive.
  • Cross Polo Club Drive at crosswalk. (Look both ways!)
  • Turn right on the sidewalk, following Polo Club Drive back towards the main gate.
  • Turn left on the sidewalk just before the main gate, leading back to Pickleball Courts.
  • Turn left before Pickleball Courts, keeping lake on left.
  • Turn right to the Santa Rosa Lawn to START/FINISH area.



Satellite view - one-mile


Map view - one-mile

  • START on Santa Rosa Lawn towards the pond.

  • Turn left on the sidewalk at the pond, walk past the Pickleball Courts on the left.

  • Left on the sidewalk on Coral Mountain Drive.

  • Continue on Coral Mountain Drive through the model homes area.

  • Turn right on the trail just after the model homes area.

  • Left at T on trail.

  • Exit trail at Golden Eagle Drive, turning left.

  • Turn left onto the trail after the last house on the left.

  • Stay right at trail circle, exiting circle at next right.

  • When the wall on the left ends, turn right after the house on the right, following stairs into a “dog friendly” area.

  • Follow the trail to stairs going back up to Ponderosa Drive.

  • Follow Ponderosa Drive to Rosewood Drive, turn right.

  • Turn left at the stop at Coral Mountain Drive.

  • Turn right after the Pickleball Courts, keeping the lake on your left.

  • Turn right to the Santa Rosa Lawn and finish line.

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