Outer Mongolia Climbing Area & Willow Hole Trail via Boy Scout Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route reaches Outer Mongolia Climbing Area at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,082 – 4,210 ft7.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Keys Ranch Road 34.02512, -116.15925
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Outer Mongolia Climbing Area & Willow Hole Trail via Boy Scout Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 4,082–4,210 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Keys Ranch Road · 34.02512, -116.15925
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Keys Ranch Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Boy Scout Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Willow Hole Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Outer Mongolia Climbing Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Boy Scout Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Keys Ranch Road, heading SE.
- 1.1 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
28% dirt72% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 4:53 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Keys Ranch Road Trailhead
- Big Trees Loop Trail–Lost Horse Trail, 4 sights 16 mi · ▲ 797 ft
- Boy Scout Trail 10.9 mi · ▲ 325 ft
- Old Lost Horse Road Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 325 ft
- Keys Ranch Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Keys Ranch Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Pope's Crack–Heart and Sole, 4 cliffs 2.1 mi · ▲ 91 ft
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