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 Aug 3: Clear, high 92°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 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
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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:54 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 12 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
More from Grizzly Flat Trail North Trailhead
- Wallace Stegner Bench–Grizzly Flat Trail North, 6 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 683 ft
- Gerow's Waterfall–Two Moon Lake, 7 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 676 ft
- Horseshoe Lake–Chestnut Trail, 6 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 928 ft
- Diablo Way–Grizzly Flat Trail North, 6 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 2,125 ft
- Wallace Stegner Bench–Two Moon Lake, 8 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,710 ft
- Grizzly Flat Trail North–Grizzly Flat Trail South, 5 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,780 ft
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