Los Vaqueros Reservoir and Watershed
Los Vaqueros Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,449 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Los Vaqueros Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Los Vaqueros Reservoir and Watershed near Byron, CA. It climbs 1,449 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi341 – 1,175 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.84126, -121.72516
Nearest town Byron, CA
Directions
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Los Vaqueros Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,449 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 343–1,173 ft
Out & Back · Los Vaqueros Reservoir and Watershed
Trailhead: 37.84126, -121.72516
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 58° · precip 7% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Los Vaqueros Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach Los Vaqueros Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 surface
36% dirt64% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F58°
Precip7%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity40%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat
77°56°
Sun
81°54°
Mon
87°53°
Tue
90°61°
Wed
78°60°
16%
Thu
93°67°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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