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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 Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 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

ClearTemperature 99°F80°
Feels like83°Precip0%Wind15 mphUV9Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 99°78°
Wed 96°74°
Thu 98°75°
Fri 99°78°
Sat 99°78°
Sun 95°76°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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