Los Vaqueros Reservoir and Watershed
Black Hills Trail–Canada Trail, 3 sights
9.9 mi · ▲ 3,186 ft · 4 hr 54 min
Black Hills Trail–Canada Trail, 3 sights is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Los Vaqueros Reservoir and Watershed near Ulmar, CA. It climbs 3,186 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Black Hills Trail–Canada Trail, 3 sights
9.9 mi · ▲ 3,186 ft · 4 hr 54 min
Elevation 533–2,094 ft
Out & Back · Los Vaqueros Reservoir and Watershed
Trailhead: Canada Trail · 37.80032, -121.75078
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 57° · precip 7% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Canada Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Black Hills Trail, heading W.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Whipsnake Loop, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Canada Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Black Hills Trail, heading W.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Canada Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 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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More from Canada Trail Trailhead
- Canada Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,128 ft
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- Frog Pond–Black Hills Trail, 6 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 3,424 ft
- Whelk Pond–Cowlick Look, 7 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 4,294 ft
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