AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Bear Creek Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 1,050 ft · 3 hr 35 min

Bear Creek Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 1,050 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,634 – 7,258 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.17573, -120.22758
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
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Bear Creek Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 1,050 ft · 3 hr 35 min

Elevation 6,634–7,258 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.17573, -120.22758

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Alpine Crags Road, heading NE.
  5. 2.9 miSharp right, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  12. 2.9 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bear-creek-trail-out-back-15-km-1637

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F49°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 85°60°
Wed 84°57°
Thu 87°57°
Fri 89°57°
Sat 88°58°
Sun 87°57°

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