Bear Creek Spur

3.3 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Bear Creek Spur is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Pleasant Hill, GA. It climbs 460 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,431 – 2,838 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Bear Creek Spur

3.3 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 2,430–2,838 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 miReach Bear Creek Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 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

77% dirt23% 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 — 7 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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