Boy Scout Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Boy Scout Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 215 ft of elevation gain. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,082 – 4,190 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Quail Springs Historic Trail 34.02598, -116.18002
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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Boy Scout Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 4,082–4,189 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Quail Springs Historic Trail · 34.02598, -116.18002

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Keys Ranch Road, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 300 ftSharp right onto Boy Scout Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  13. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 5:05 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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