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.

Elevation

0 mi6,680 – 7,258 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail 39.17663, -120.22532
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Bear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Alpine Crags Road, heading E.
  3. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.4 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% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 53°F41°
Feels like42°Precip49%Wind4 mphUV2Humidity81%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 39% rain1 AM: 36% rain2 AM: 35% rain3 AM: 34% rain4 AM: 37% rain5 AM: 37% rain6 AM: 35% rain7 AM: 49% rain8 AM: 49% rain9 AM: 36% rain10 AM: 32% rain11 AM: 29% rain12 PM: 23% rain1 PM: 13% rain2 PM: 10% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 7% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 3% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 60°39°
Sun 59°37°
Mon 69°37°
Tue 71°43°
Wed 65°47° 20%
Thu 67°48°

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