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Boy Scout Trail is an 11.2-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 349 ft. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,062 – 4,206 ft11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Lost Horse Road Trail 33.99780, -116.16410
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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Boy Scout Trail

11.2 mi · ▲ 349 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Elevation 4,062–4,206 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Old Lost Horse Road Trail · 33.99780, -116.16410

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Keys Ranch Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 250 ftSharp right onto Boy Scout Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  19. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading SE.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  28. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  29. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  30. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading SE.
  32. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

23% sand13% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 98°F77°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind8 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Tue 97°75°
Wed 94°70°
Thu 97°76°
Fri 98°80°
Sat 100°81°
Sun 95°79°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~99 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 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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