Bear Creek Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 473 ft · 56 min
Bear Creek Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 473 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,283 – 6,736 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.17590, -120.21886
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
Directions
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Bear Creek Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 473 ft · 56 min
Elevation 6,284–6,736 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.17590, -120.21886
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 52°F / low 40° · precip 49% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1 miReach Bear Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, 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
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 52°F40°
Feels like43°Precip49%Wind9 mphUV2Humidity73%
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°37°
Sun
59°37°
Mon
68°36°
Tue
71°43°
Wed
65°47°
26%
Thu
67°47°
28%
Other ways to reach this destination
- 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
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Bear Creek Trail
More from this trailhead
- Alpine Crags Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 559 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 585 ft
- Alpine Crags Road 8.3 mi · ▲ 971 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 998 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,261 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,288 ft
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