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Discount Dyno Boulder via Keys Ranch Road is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route reaches Discount Dyno Boulder at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 352 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,042 – 4,190 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.04063, -116.18510
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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Discount Dyno Boulder via Keys Ranch Road

8.2 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Elevation 4,042–4,189 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.04063, -116.18510

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 99°F / low 76° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miReach Discount Dyno Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 0.9 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% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 99°F76°
Feels like79°Precip1%Wind4 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 97°71°
Thu 98°77°
Fri 99°81°
Sat 100°82°
Sun 95°79°
Mon 94°76°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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