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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Keys Ranch Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Boy Scout Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Lost Horse Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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.
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Weather
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.
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
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- White Cliffs of Dover via Old Lost Horse Road Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 498 ft
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