Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Cowboy Hat Trail–Cowboy Traverse, 4 sights
8.7 mi · ▲ 2,134 ft · 3 hr 58 min
Cowboy Hat Trail–Cowboy Traverse, 4 sights is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Meyers, CA. It climbs 2,134 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cowboy Hat Trail–Cowboy Traverse, 4 sights
8.7 mi · ▲ 2,134 ft · 3 hr 58 min
Elevation 6,373–8,207 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.86419, -119.98956
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Saxon Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Cowboy Hat Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cowboy Traverse, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Warr Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Saxon Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~150 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Saxon Creek Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 493 ft
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