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Monte Bello Open Space Preserve

Bella Vista Trail–Canyon Trail, 4 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 731 ft · 2 hr

Bella Vista Trail–Canyon Trail, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Monte Bello Open Space Preserve near Vista Verde, CA. It climbs 731 ft. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,024 – 2,520 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Monte Bello Road (Trail) 37.32710, -122.16857
Nearest town Vista Verde, CA
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Bella Vista Trail–Canyon Trail, 4 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 731 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 2,024–2,518 ft

Out & Back · Monte Bello Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: Monte Bello Road (Trail) · 37.32710, -122.16857

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on Monte Bello Road (Trail), heading S.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Ranch Trail, heading S.
  4. 100 ftTurn right onto Bella Vista Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Canyon Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Franciscan Loop Trail, heading N.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto San Andreas Fault Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miReach Monte Bello Road (Trail), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Franciscan Loop Trail, heading SE.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Canyon Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bella Vista Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.8 miTurn left onto Old Ranch Trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Monte Bello Road (Trail), heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bella-vista-trail-canyon-trail-out-back-4-sights-8-km

Trail surface

31% dirt29% gravel40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:53 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 13 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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