Bear Creek Spur & Bear Creek

6.8 mi · ▲ 945 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Bear Creek Spur & Bear Creek is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Pleasant Hill, GA. It climbs 945 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,995 – 2,838 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bear Creek Spur 34.82637, -84.58504
Nearest town Pleasant Hill, GA

Directions

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Bear Creek Spur & Bear Creek

6.8 mi · ▲ 945 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 1,994–2,838 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bear Creek Spur · 34.82637, -84.58504

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bear Creek Spur, heading S.
  2. 1.7 miTurn left onto Bear Creek, heading NW.
  3. 1.6 miSharp right onto Pinhoti Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miSharp right onto Bear Creek, heading S.
  5. 1.4 miTurn left onto Bear Creek Spur, heading NW.
  6. 1.6 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

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 8:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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