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Monte Bello Open Space Preserve

Bella Vista Trail–Canyon Trail, 5 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 1,680 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Bella Vista Trail–Canyon Trail, 5 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Monte Bello Open Space Preserve near Loyola, CA. It climbs 1,680 ft. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,083 – 2,815 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Waterwheel Creek Trail 37.30352, -122.12524
Nearest town Loyola, CA
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Bella Vista Trail–Canyon Trail, 5 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 1,680 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Elevation 2,084–2,814 ft

Out & Back · Monte Bello Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: Waterwheel Creek Trail · 37.30352, -122.12524

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start on Waterwheel Creek Trail, heading SW.
  2. 2.8 miContinue straight onto Monte Bello Road (Trail), heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bella Vista Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Canyon Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Franciscan Loop Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftReach Waterwheel Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bella Vista Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.8 miTurn right onto Monte Bello Road (Trail), heading SW.
  13. 3.4 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/bella-vista-trail-canyon-trail-out-back-5-sights-16-km

Trail surface

39% gravel16% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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