Bella Vista Trail–Monte Bello Road (Trail), 3 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Monte Bello Open Space Preserve near Vista Verde, CA. It climbs 1,403 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,755 – 2,520 ft · steepest grade: 22%7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Monte Bello Road (Trail) 37.32710, -122.16857
Nearest town Vista Verde, CA
Directions
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Bella Vista Trail–Monte Bello Road (Trail), 3 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,403 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 1,755–2,518 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
- Start on Monte Bello Road (Trail), heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Ranch Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Bella Vista Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Stevens Creek Nature Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Skid Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Monte Bello Road (Trail), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Stevens Creek Nature Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bella Vista Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Old Ranch Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Monte Bello Road (Trail), heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
39% dirt21% 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.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Drinking water at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Black Mountain–Monte Bello Road (Trail) Viewpoint, 3 summits 3.3 mi · ▲ 535 ft
- Bella Vista Trail–Canyon Trail, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 731 ft
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