Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Bear Creek Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,216 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Bear Creek Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Twin Peaks Estates, CA. It climbs 1,216 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,477 – 7,258 ft · steepest grade: 18%9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14716, -120.20006
Nearest town Twin Peaks Estates, CA

Directions

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Bear Creek Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,216 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Elevation 6,475–7,258 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.14716, -120.20006

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
  3. 2.9 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Alpine Crags Road, heading E.
  6. 2.9 miSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miArrive 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

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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