Keys Ranch Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Keys Ranch Road is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,085 – 4,190 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Quail Springs Historic Trail 34.02598, -116.18002
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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Keys Ranch Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 4,085–4,189 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Quail Springs Historic Trail · 34.02598, -116.18002

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 77° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Keys Ranch Road, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 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

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 99°F77°
Feels like83°Precip0%Wind11 mphUV9Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 97°74°
Wed 94°68°
Thu 98°78°
Fri 99°81°
Sat 99°81°
Sun 95°78°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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