Boy Scout Trail
11.8 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 4 hr 7 min
Boy Scout Trail is an 11.8-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 353 ft. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Boy Scout Trail
11.8 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 4 hr 7 min
Elevation 4,034–4,191 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.02678, -116.17712
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 74° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Keys Ranch Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Boy Scout Trail, heading N.
- 3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Keys Ranch Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Echo Cove South Face–Banana Cracks - West Face, 7 cliffs 4.3 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Turtle Rock–The Hat, 7 rocks 4.5 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Old Lost Horse Road Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 244 ft
- Keys Ranch Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- Echo Rock–Banana Cracks - West Face, 3 cliffs 5.3 mi · ▲ 393 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Panorama Heights, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Panorama Heights, California