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Keys Ranch Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,039 – 4,114 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.03922, -116.18618
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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Keys Ranch Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 58 min

Elevation 4,037–4,115 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.03922, -116.18618

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 78° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  4. 1 miTurn left onto Keys Ranch Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 1 miSharp right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 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

2% dirt2% paved96% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 99°F78°
Feels like81°Precip0%Wind4 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 99°76°
Wed 95°70°
Thu 99°78°
Fri 100°81°
Sat 99°82°
Sun 95°78°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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