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Maze Loop Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 390 ft. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,950 – 4,272 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Maze Loop Trail 34.08091, -116.24239
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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Maze Loop Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 390 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 3,951–4,273 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Maze Loop Trail · 34.08091, -116.24239

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Maze Loop Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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