Best hikes in Los Vaqueros Reservoir and Watershed

Ambleway maps 12 hikes in Los Vaqueros Reservoir and Watershed, from a 2.1-mile walk to a 16-mile day out. 11 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is The Shade Tree–Treebeard, 7 sights. The biggest climb is Charlie's Tree–Frog Pond, 6 sights, gaining 4,514 ft, and the network tops out at 2,168 ft.

• Canada Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,128 ft
• Black Hills Trail–Homestead Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 554 ft
• Los Vaqueros Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,449 ft
• The Shade Tree–Treebeard, 7 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,654 ft
• Eagle Ridge Trail & Mariposa Canyon Trail 8.9 mi · ▲ 2,052 ft
• Badger Pass & Oak Savannah Trail 10.7 mi · ▲ 2,218 ft
• Frog Pond–Black Hills Trail, 6 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 3,424 ft
• Jabba the Hut Rock–Marsh Creek Headwaters Spring, 5 sights 14.8 mi · ▲ 3,418 ft
• Whelk Pond–Cowlick Look, 7 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 4,294 ft
• Cowlick Look–Decision Point, 4 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 3,723 ft
• Charlie's Tree–Frog Pond, 6 sights 15.7 mi · ▲ 4,514 ft
• Black Hills Trail - South & Black Hils Trail - South 2.1 mi · ▲ 294 ft