Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
Gerow's Waterfall–Wallace Stegner Bench Loop, 6 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Gerow's Waterfall–Wallace Stegner Bench Loop, 6 sights is a 3.1-mile loop in Long Ridge Open Space Preserve near Vista Verde, CA. The route passes Gerow's Waterfall, Two Moon Lake, Wallace Stegner Bench and Bodhidharma Cave. It climbs 355 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gerow's Waterfall–Wallace Stegner Bench Loop, 6 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 2,210–2,555 ft
Loop · Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 37.28224, -122.14970
Weather Sep 22: Fog, high 73°F / low 47° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Peters Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Gerow's Waterfall.
- 50 ftPass Two Moon Lake.
- 100 ftBear left onto 12100 Skyline Boulevard, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Ward Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Long Ridge Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Wallace Stegner Bench.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Portola Heights Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Long Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftPass Bodhidharma Cave.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Bodhidharma Cave–Canyon Trail, 7 sights 14.8 mi · ▲ 2,739 ft
- Gerow's Waterfall–Two Moon Lake, 3 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,304 ft
- Horseshoe Lake–Bodhidharma Cave, 5 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,262 ft
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