Keely Downhill Trail

California

California

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0.7 mi

Distance

401 ft

Gain

19 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Angeles National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.7 mi
Elevation gain
401 ft
Elevation loss
401 ft
Highest point
2,253 ft
Lowest point
2,084 ft
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Managing agency
City Land

About this trail

Keely Downhill Trail is a 1.4-mile out-and-back route in California with 401 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 2,253 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
2,224 ft
High point
2,253 ft
Total climbing
401 ft
Total descent
401 ft
Steepest stretch
13% grade around mile 0.3 on the way out
Length (round trip)
1.4 mi
Shape
Out and back

Most of the climbing comes late, so save something for the end.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Newhall 5nw, CA weather station, 9.5 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.

  1. Jan63° high47° low
  2. Feb65° high45° low
  3. Mar70° high47° low
  4. Apr74° high49° low
  5. May81° high53° low
  6. Jun87° high57° low
  7. Jul94° high63° low
  8. Aug96° high64° low
  9. Sep91° high62° low
  10. Oct81° high56° low
  11. Nov71° high49° low
  12. Dec62° high44° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
City Land

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Angeles National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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