Canyon Trail–Grizzly Flat Trail North, 4 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Upper Stevens Creek County Park near Vista Verde, CA. It climbs 1,354 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,184 – 2,316 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Grizzly Flat Trail North 37.29061, -122.15464
Nearest town Vista Verde, CA
Directions
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Canyon Trail–Grizzly Flat Trail North, 4 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,354 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 1,183–2,315 ft
Out & Back · Upper Stevens Creek County Park
Trailhead: Grizzly Flat Trail North · 37.29061, -122.15464
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Grizzly Flat Trail North, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Grizzly Flat Trail South, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Grizzly Flat Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Grizzly Flat Trail North, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Grizzly Flat Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Grizzly Flat Trail South, heading S.
- 1 miContinue 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
74% dirt26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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