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Pinole Valley Watershed

Bear Creek Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Bear Creek Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Pinole Valley Watershed near Orinda Village, CA. It climbs 374 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi315 – 614 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Orinda Connector Trail 37.90000, -122.21026
Nearest town Orinda Village, CA
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Bear Creek Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 316–614 ft

Out & Back · Pinole Valley Watershed

Trailhead: Orinda Connector Trail · 37.90000, -122.21026

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 72°F / low 55° · precip 2% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Orinda Connector Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.1 miReach Bear Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miSharp left onto Orinda Connector Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bear-creek-trail-out-back-da3a

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F55°
Precip2%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity61%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:35 PM
Sat 71°55°
Sun 69°53°
Mon 83°56°
Tue 74°61°
Wed 70°59° 18%
Thu 90°68° 15%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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