Cowlick Look–Decision Point, 3 viewpoints is an 11-mile out-and-back in Round Valley Regional Preserve near Brentwood, CA. The route passes Cowlick Look before reaching Decision Point at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 1,877 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi230 – 2,011 ft · steepest grade: 21%11.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.86816, -121.75029
Nearest town Brentwood, CA
Directions
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Cowlick Look–Decision Point, 3 viewpoints
11 mi · ▲ 1,877 ft · 4 hr 36 min
Elevation 229–2,010 ft
Out & Back · Round Valley Regional Preserve
Trailhead: 37.86816, -121.75029
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 58° · precip 4% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Miwok Trail, heading W.
- 5.4 miBear left onto Blue Oak Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftPass Decision Point.
- 50 ftReach Cowlick Look, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right onto Miwok Trail, heading SW.
- 5.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 400 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
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 77°F58°
Precip4%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sat
79°57°
Sun
81°53°
Mon
88°54°
Tue
90°62°
Wed
78°60°
16%
Thu
94°68°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~185 min). Leave by 4:09 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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