Keys Ranch Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Keys Ranch Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Keys Ranch Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 4,094–4,189 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.02978, -116.17850
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 74° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 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 S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Dihedral Rock - Northeast Face & Dihedral Rock - Southwest Face via Quail Springs Historic Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 219 ft
- Keys Ranch Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Chongo Boulder–Peyote Cracks - East, 3 cliffs 4.2 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Echo Rock & Chongo Boulder via Keys Ranch Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 371 ft
- Snickers North Face & Chongo Boulder via Keys Ranch Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 269 ft
- Keys Ranch Road 4.5 mi · ▲ 219 ft
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