Grizzly Flat Trail North–Grizzly Flat Trail South, 4 sights is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Monte Bello Open Space Preserve near Vista Verde, CA. It climbs 2,828 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,289 – 2,316 ft · steepest grade: 18%13.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Skid Road Trail 37.31271, -122.17570
Nearest town Vista Verde, CA
Directions
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Grizzly Flat Trail North–Grizzly Flat Trail South, 4 sights
13.6 mi · ▲ 2,828 ft · 5 hr 57 min
Elevation 1,291–2,315 ft
Out & Back · Monte Bello Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Skid Road Trail · 37.31271, -122.17570
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Skid Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Stevens Creek Nature Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 3 miTurn right onto Grizzly Flat Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Grizzly Flat Trail South, heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Grizzly Flat Trail North, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Skid Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Grizzly Flat Trail South, heading W.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Grizzly Flat Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Stevens Creek Nature Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Skid Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
39% dirt61% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.8 mi in (~209 min). Leave by 4:26 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Skid Road Trail Trailhead
- Canyon Trail & Skid Road Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 762 ft
- Skid Road Trail & Stevens Creek Nature Trail via Canyon Trail 6 mi · ▲ 1,239 ft
- Canyon Trail & Skid Road Trail 10.9 mi · ▲ 1,938 ft
- Bodhidharma Cave–Grizzly Flat Trail South, 6 sights 15.8 mi · ▲ 3,310 ft
- Upper High Meadow Viewpoint–Bella Vista Trail, 5 sights 15.9 mi · ▲ 4,104 ft
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