Bear Creek Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Twin Peaks Estates, CA. It climbs 1,219 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,477 – 7,258 ft · steepest grade: 18%12.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Paige Meadows 39.14627, -120.17320
Nearest town Twin Peaks Estates, CA
Directions
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Bear Creek Trail
11.3 mi · ▲ 1,219 ft · 4 hr 23 min
Elevation 6,475–7,258 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Paige Meadows · 39.14627, -120.17320
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 51°F / low 40° · precip 47% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 3.5 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Alpine Crags Road, heading E.
- 3.5 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 450 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
DrizzleTemperature 51°F40°
Feels like36°Precip47%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity69%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sat
59°39°
Sun
57°39°
Mon
63°38°
Tue
67°43°
Wed
69°49°
20%
Thu
70°51°
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 Paige Meadows Trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 192 ft
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