Johnny Lang Canyon

11 mi · ▲ 1,318 ft · 4 hr 20 min

Johnny Lang Canyon is an 11-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 1,318 ft, with sections as steep as 45% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,780 – 4,794 ft · steepest grade: 45%11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.05981, -116.22680
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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Johnny Lang Canyon

11 mi · ▲ 1,318 ft · 4 hr 20 min

Elevation 3,779–4,795 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.05981, -116.22680

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 100°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left onto Quail Wash, heading E.
  3. 1.2 miSharp right onto Quails Springs Historic, heading NW.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left onto Johnny Lang Canyon, heading S.
  5. 2.6 miReach Johnny Lang Canyon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.6 miTurn right onto Quails Springs Historic, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miSharp left onto Quail Wash, heading NW.
  8. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 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

22% gravel78% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 100°F80°
Feels like83°Precip0%Wind13 mphUV9Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 98°78°
Wed 96°72°
Thu 99°76°
Fri 99°79°
Sat 100°79°
Sun 95°77°

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