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Boy Scout Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 325 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,032 – 4,210 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Keys Ranch Road 34.02512, -116.15925
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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Boy Scout Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Elevation 4,034–4,210 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Keys Ranch Road · 34.02512, -116.15925

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

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

  1. Start on Keys Ranch Road, heading NW.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 300 ftSharp right onto Boy Scout Trail, heading W.
  6. 3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 3 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading E.
  11. 1.1 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

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 98°F77°
Feels like79°Precip0%Wind5 mphUV9Humidity12%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 98°74°
Wed 94°68°
Thu 97°76°
Fri 98°80°
Sat 100°81°
Sun 95°79°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 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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