Keys Ranch Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,039 – 4,210 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Keys Ranch Road 34.02512, -116.15925
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Keys Ranch Road
4.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 4,037–4,210 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Keys Ranch Road · 34.02512, -116.15925
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Keys Ranch Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 2.1 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
36% dirt1% paved63% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Keys Ranch Road
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Keys Ranch Road
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Keys Ranch Road
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Keys Ranch Road
- 3.4 mi · out & back · via Keys Ranch Road
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Keys Ranch Road
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Keys Ranch Road
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Keys Ranch Road
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