Keys Ranch Road
4.7 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Keys Ranch Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,085 – 4,190 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Playhouse approach 34.02236, -116.17331
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Keys Ranch Road
4.7 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 4,085–4,189 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Playhouse approach · 34.02236, -116.17331
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hemingway-Playhouse Connector, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Keys Ranch Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Hemingway-Playhouse Connector, heading S.
- 0.2 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% dirt78% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Feels like79°Precip0%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon
79°60°
Tue
79°53°
Wed
84°66°
Thu
84°69°
Fri
84°68°
Sat
85°69°
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
- 2.9 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
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- Old Lost Horse Road Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 216 ft
- Boy Scout Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Old Lost Horse Road Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 242 ft
- Keys Ranch Road 6 mi · ▲ 215 ft
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