Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Cowboy Hat Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 878 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Cowboy Hat Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Meyers, CA. It climbs 878 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,598 – 7,241 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.85312, -119.99474
Nearest town Meyers, CA

Directions

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Cowboy Hat Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 878 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 6,598–7,241 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.85312, -119.99474

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Cowboy Hat Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.8 miReach Cowboy Hat Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F47°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV9Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 85°60°
Wed 85°62°
Thu 89°62°
Fri 89°63°
Sat 89°63°
Sun 88°63°

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