Upper Freeway Wall & Lower Freeway Wall is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. The route passes Lower Freeway Wall before reaching Upper Freeway Wall at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,075 – 4,190 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Keys Ranch Road 34.03362, -116.16705
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA
Directions
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Upper Freeway Wall & Lower Freeway Wall
2.7 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 4,074–4,189 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Keys Ranch Road · 34.03362, -116.16705
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 78° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Lower Freeway Wall.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Upper Freeway Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 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
31% dirt69% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 99°F78°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind4 mphUV9Humidity13%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue
98°75°
Wed
95°69°
Thu
98°78°
Fri
99°81°
Sat
99°81°
Sun
95°78°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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