Boy Scout Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,032 – 4,147 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Keys Ranch Road 34.03362, -116.16705
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Boy Scout Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 4,033–4,146 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.
- 1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Boy Scout Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading E.
- 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
28% dirt72% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 99°F78°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind4 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
98°75°
Wed
95°69°
Thu
98°78°
Fri
99°81°
Sat
99°81°
Sun
95°78°
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 4.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Old Lost Horse Road Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 296 ft
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