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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
- 2.9 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.
- 2.9 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 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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