AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hemingway-Playhouse Connector, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  4. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 500 ftContinue straight onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading N.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Keys Ranch Road, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left onto Quail Springs Historic Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
  21. 150 ftSharp right onto Hemingway-Playhouse Connector, heading S.
  22. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/keys-ranch-road-out-back-8-km-e510

Trail surface

22% dirt78% 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 98°80°
Sat 100°82°
Sun 95°79°
Mon 94°75°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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