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Los Vaqueros Trail route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
California

Los Vaqueros Trail

Livermore, California

15.9 mi

Distance

3,097 ft

Elev. Gain

6h 33m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

Los Vaqueros Trail is an out-and-back trail in Contra Costa County, California. It is 16 miles long. The nearest town is Livermore, California, about 3 miles away in a straight line.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:145 ft
Max:313 ft
Gain:944 ft
Loss:944 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 145 ft and 313 ft across 15.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.145 ft201 ft257 ft313 ft0.0 mi4.0 mi7.9 mi11.9 mi15.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi232 ft
High point7.4 mi313 ft
End15.9 mi232 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Livermore, CA · about 3 mi away
County:
Contra Costa County, CA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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