Best hikes in Monte Bello Open Space Preserve
Ambleway maps 10 hikes in Monte Bello Open Space Preserve, from a 3.3-mile walk to a 16-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Black Mountain–Monte Bello Road (Trail) Viewpoint, 3 summits. The biggest climb is Upper High Meadow Viewpoint–Grizzly Flat Trail North, 6 sights, gaining 3,953 ft, and the network tops out at 2,814 ft.
- Black Mountain–Monte Bello Road (Trail) Viewpoint, 3 summits 3.3 mi · ▲ 535 ft
- Skid Road Trail via Stevens Creek Nature Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 762 ft
- Indian Creek Trail & Monte Bello Road (Trail) 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,072 ft
- Canyon Trail & Franciscan Loop Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,243 ft
- Wallace Stegner Bench–Canyon Trail, 8 sights 14.5 mi · ▲ 2,829 ft
- Bodhidharma Cave–Canyon Trail, 7 sights 14.8 mi · ▲ 2,739 ft
- Upper High Meadow Viewpoint–Grizzly Flat Trail North, 6 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 3,953 ft
- Turtle Rock–Wallace Stegner Bench, 8 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,985 ft
- Horseshoe Viewpoint–Horseshoe Lake, 7 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 3,027 ft
- Gerow's Waterfall–Two Moon Lake, 9 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,995 ft