Upper High Meadow Viewpoint–Grizzly Flat Trail North, 6 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Monte Bello Open Space Preserve near Vista Verde, CA. The route reaches Upper High Meadow Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 3,953 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,289 – 2,805 ft · steepest grade: 23%15.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Grizzly Flat Trail North 37.29061, -122.15464
Nearest town Vista Verde, CA
Directions
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Upper High Meadow Viewpoint–Grizzly Flat Trail North, 6 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 3,953 ft · 7 hr 1 min
Elevation 1,291–2,807 ft
Out & Back · Monte Bello Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Grizzly Flat Trail North · 37.29061, -122.15464
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
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.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 2 miBear right onto Indian Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Old Ranch Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Monte Bello Road (Trail), heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Black Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Quarry Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miReach Upper High Meadow Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Black Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Monte Bello Road (Trail), heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Indian Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Ranch Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Indian Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left onto Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 2 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 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
40% dirt2% gravel58% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~139 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:53 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
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