Grizzly Flat Trail North–Grizzly Flat Trail South, 5 sights is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed area) near Vista Verde, CA. It climbs 3,882 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi784 – 2,412 ft · steepest grade: 24%14.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.30312, -122.19778
Nearest town Vista Verde, CA
Directions
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Grizzly Flat Trail North–Grizzly Flat Trail South, 5 sights
14.1 mi · ▲ 3,882 ft · 6 hr 38 min
Elevation 785–2,412 ft
Out & Back · Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (closed area)
Trailhead: 37.30312, -122.19778
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 90°F / low 67° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Page Mill Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Long Ridge Road, heading E.
- 3.8 miTurn left onto Portola Heights Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Long Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Portola Heights Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Long Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Peters Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Grizzly Flat Trail South, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Grizzly Flat Trail North, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Sorich Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Grizzly Flat Trail South, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Peters Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Long Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Portola Heights Road, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Long Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Portola Heights Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Long Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 3.8 miBear right onto Old Page Mill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 90°F67°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:17 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
85°63°
Wed
82°51°
Thu
90°51°
Fri
95°57°
Sat
91°54°
Sun
82°47°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~121 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Old Page Mill Trail 5 mi · ▲ 1,261 ft
- Old Page Mill Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 2,503 ft
- Diablo Way via Old Page Mill Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 3,278 ft
- Bear Creek Trail & Old Page Mill Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 2,619 ft
- Long Ridge Road 11.3 mi · ▲ 2,921 ft
- Bodhidharma Cave & Sorich Road via Old Page Mill Trail 12.2 mi · ▲ 3,442 ft
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