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Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed area)

Bodhidharma Cave & Sorich Road via Old Page Mill Trail

12.2 mi · ▲ 3,442 ft · 5 hr 47 min

Bodhidharma Cave & Sorich Road via Old Page Mill Trail is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed area) near Vista Verde, CA. The route reaches Bodhidharma Cave at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 3,442 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi784 – 2,330 ft · steepest grade: 27%12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.30312, -122.19778
Nearest town Vista Verde, CA
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Bodhidharma Cave & Sorich Road via Old Page Mill Trail

12.2 mi · ▲ 3,442 ft · 5 hr 47 min

Elevation 785–2,330 ft

Out & Back · Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed area)

Trailhead: 37.30312, -122.19778

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 90°F / low 67° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Page Mill Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.9 miBear left onto Long Ridge Road, heading E.
  5. 3.8 miTurn left onto Portola Heights Road, heading E.
  6. 100 ftSharp right onto Long Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftReach Bodhidharma Cave, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 450 ftSharp left onto Portola Heights Road, heading N.
  9. 100 ftTurn right onto Long Ridge Road, heading N.
  10. 3.8 miBear right onto Old Page Mill Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bodhidharma-cave-out-back-18-km-8603

Weather

ClearTemperature 90°F67°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue 85°63°
Wed 82°51°
Thu 90°51°
Fri 95°57°
Sat 91°54°
Sun 82°47°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~122 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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