Los Vaqueros Reservoir and Watershed
Black Hills Trail–Homestead Trail, 3 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 554 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Black Hills Trail–Homestead Trail, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Los Vaqueros Reservoir and Watershed near Ulmar, CA. It climbs 554 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Black Hills Trail–Homestead Trail, 3 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 554 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 529–823 ft
Out & Back · Los Vaqueros Reservoir and Watershed
Trailhead: Black Hills Trail · 37.77314, -121.74058
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 72°F / low 55° · precip 8% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Black Hills Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Homestead Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Los Vaqueros Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miReach Black Hills Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Black Hills Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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