Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Bear Creek Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Bear Creek Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 637 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,634 – 7,258 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.17573, -120.22758
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
Directions
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Bear Creek Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 6,634–7,257 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.17573, -120.22758
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 53°F / low 41° · precip 49% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Alpine Crags Road, heading NE.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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°
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°
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
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Bear Creek Trail
More from this trailhead
- Alpine Crags Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 630 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 630 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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