Canyon Trail–Grizzly Flat Trail South, 4 sights is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Monte Bello Open Space Preserve near Vista Verde, CA. It climbs 2,407 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,289 – 2,320 ft · steepest grade: 21%15.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.34149, -122.17637
Nearest town Vista Verde, CA
Directions
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Canyon Trail–Grizzly Flat Trail South, 4 sights
14.9 mi · ▲ 2,407 ft · 6 hr 10 min
Elevation 1,291–2,318 ft
Out & Back · Monte Bello Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 37.34149, -122.17637
Weather Sep 22: Fog, high 70°F / low 50° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Page Mill Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Franciscan Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 3.2 miTurn right onto Grizzly Flat Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Grizzly Flat Trail South, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Grizzly Flat Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 3.2 miTurn right onto Franciscan Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Page Mill Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
29% dirt71% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 70°F50°
Precip2%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity94%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Wed
84°60°
Thu
84°51°
Fri
69°45°
Sat
66°45°
Sun
65°45°
Mon
72°46°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.4 mi in (~225 min). Leave by 3:02 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Canyon Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Canyon Trail
- 4.9 mi · out & back · via Canyon Trail
- 5.7 mi · out & back · via Canyon Trail
- 7.8 mi · out & back · via Canyon Trail
- 8.6 mi · out & back · via Canyon Trail
- 9 mi · out & back · via Canyon Trail
- 9.7 mi · out & back · via Canyon Trail
More from this trailhead
- Page Mill Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 339 ft
- Page Mill Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 422 ft
- Page Mill Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 395 ft
- San Andreas Fault Trail via Page Mill Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 543 ft
- Page Mill Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Page Mill Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 366 ft
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