Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Bear Creek Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 630 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Bear Creek Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 630 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bear Creek Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 630 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 6,681–7,257 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail · 39.17663, -120.22532
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 53°F / low 41° · precip 49% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start on Bear Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Alpine Crags Road, heading E.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Bear Creek Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Bear Creek Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Bear Creek Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Bear Creek Trail
- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Bear Creek Trail
- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Bear Creek Trail
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via Bear Creek Trail
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Bear Creek Trail
More from Bear Creek Trail Trailhead
- Alpine Crags Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 630 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 637 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 663 ft
- Alpine Crags Road 9 mi · ▲ 1,043 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 9 mi · ▲ 1,043 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,050 ft
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