Boy Scout Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Boy Scout Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Boy Scout Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 4,082–4,146 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Keys Ranch Road · 34.03362, -116.16705
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 78° · precip 0% · wind 4 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 on Keys Ranch Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Boy Scout Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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 Keys Ranch Road Trailhead
- Pope's Crack & Chongo Boulder via Keys Ranch Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Upper Freeway Wall & Lower Freeway Wall 2.7 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Keys Ranch Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Mounds - Eff Eight–Mounds - Deep Throat, 3 cliffs 2.7 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Boy Scout Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Old Lost Horse Road Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 296 ft
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