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Los Vaqueros Reservoir and Watershed

Eagle Ridge Trail & Mariposa Canyon Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 2,052 ft · 4 hr

Eagle Ridge Trail & Mariposa Canyon Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Los Vaqueros Reservoir and Watershed near Byron, CA. It climbs 2,052 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 1,270 ft · steepest grade: 19%8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.84126, -121.72516
Nearest town Byron, CA
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Eagle Ridge Trail & Mariposa Canyon Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 2,052 ft · 4 hr

Elevation 271–1,271 ft

Out & Back · Los Vaqueros Reservoir and Watershed

Trailhead: 37.84126, -121.72516

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 80°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miBear right onto Eagle Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  5. 4.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/eagle-ridge-trail-mariposa-canyon-trail-out-back-14-km

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F56°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sun 75°57°
Mon 87°54°
Tue 92°62°
Wed 93°66° 15%
Thu 100°72°
Fri 90°62°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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