Gerow's Waterfall–Two Moon Lake, 7 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Long Ridge Open Space Preserve near Vista Verde, CA. The route passes Bodhidharma Cave and Gerow's Waterfall before reaching Two Moon Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 676 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,149 – 2,412 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Grizzly Flat Trail North 37.29061, -122.15464
Nearest town Vista Verde, CA
Directions
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Gerow's Waterfall–Two Moon Lake, 7 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 676 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 2,148–2,412 ft
Out & Back · Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Grizzly Flat Trail North · 37.29061, -122.15464
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 92°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Grizzly Flat Trail North, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Grizzly Flat Trail South, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Peters Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Long Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Portola Heights Road, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Long Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Portola Heights Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Long Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Peters Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Bodhidharma Cave.
- 1 miPass Two Moon Lake.
- 150 ftReach Gerow's Waterfall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Long Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Portola Heights Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Long Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Portola Heights Road, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Long Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Peters Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Grizzly Flat Trail South, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Grizzly Flat Trail North, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
1% dirt99% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 92°F65°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity43%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
87°64°
Wed
87°54°
Thu
93°51°
Fri
97°55°
Sat
97°57°
Sun
97°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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