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Boy Scout Trail is a 14.9-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 376 ft. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,062 – 4,252 ft15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 33.99086, -116.16444
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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Boy Scout Trail

14.9 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 5 hr 9 min

Elevation 4,062–4,252 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: connector · 33.99086, -116.16444

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miSharp right onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto Keys Ranch Road, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 300 ftSharp right onto Boy Scout Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading SE.
  24. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  29. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  30. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  31. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  32. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  33. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading SE.
  34. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  35. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  36. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  37. 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

10% dirt2% sand88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:59 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.8 mi in (~145 min). Leave by 4:59 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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

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