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Keys Ranch Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It is mostly level, with 219 ft of elevation gain. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,039 – 4,190 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.02978, -116.17850
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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Keys Ranch Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 4,037–4,189 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.02978, -116.17850

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 74° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Keys Ranch Road, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 1 miSharp right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  13. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 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.

Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 98°F74°
Feels like79°Precip1%Wind6 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 95°68°
Thu 97°77°
Fri 99°81°
Sat 100°82°
Sun 95°79°
Mon 94°75°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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