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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 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
- 6.2 mi · out & back · via Boy Scout Trail
- 6.4 mi · out & back · via Boy Scout Trail
- 6.6 mi · out & back · via Boy Scout Trail
- 7.1 mi · out & back · via Boy Scout Trail
- 7.4 mi · out & back · via Boy Scout Trail
- 10.9 mi · out & back · via Boy Scout Trail
- 11.1 mi · out & back · via Boy Scout Trail
- 11.2 mi · out & back · via Boy Scout Trail
More from Keys Ranch Road Trailhead
- Big Pine Trail & North View via Boy Scout Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 539 ft
- Old Lost Horse Road Trail 10.9 mi · ▲ 324 ft
- Echo Tee Trail–Lost Horse Trail, 3 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 351 ft
- Old Lost Horse Road Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 296 ft
- Keys Ranch Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Trashcan Rock - West Face via Old Lost Horse Road Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 296 ft
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