Alpine Crags Road & Bear Creek Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 627 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Alpine Crags Road & Bear Creek Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 627 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,283 – 6,716 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Alpine Crags Road 39.17970, -120.21228
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA

Directions

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Alpine Crags Road & Bear Creek Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 627 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 6,284–6,716 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Alpine Crags Road · 39.17970, -120.21228

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 53°F / low 41° · precip 49% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start on Alpine Crags Road, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
  3. 1 miReach Alpine Crags Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right onto Alpine Crags Road, heading N.
  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 like44°Precip49%Wind11 mphUV2Humidity71%
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°38°
Sun 62°38°
Mon 69°37°
Tue 71°44°
Wed 66°47° 26%
Thu 68°48° 28%

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