Heart and Sole & Chongo Boulder via Keys Ranch Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Chongo Boulder before reaching Heart and Sole at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 188 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,072 – 4,216 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.02456, -116.18054
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Heart and Sole & Chongo Boulder via Keys Ranch Road
4.6 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 4,072–4,217 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.02456, -116.18054
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading NE.
- 0.8 miPass Chongo Boulder.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Heart and Sole, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
63% dirt37% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:58 AMSunset 7:45 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Keys Ranch Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Keys Ranch Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 187 ft
- Big Mo–Touch and Go Face, 3 cliffs 3.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Fun Stuff via Keys Ranch Road 4 mi · ▲ 188 ft
- Old Lost Horse Road Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Chongo Boulder & Keys Ranch Road 4.5 mi · ▲ 188 ft
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