Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Bear Creek Trail
11 mi · ▲ 1,523 ft · 4 hr 26 min
Bear Creek Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 1,523 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,477 – 7,258 ft · steepest grade: 18%11.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail 39.17901, -120.22996
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
Directions
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Bear Creek Trail
11 mi · ▲ 1,523 ft · 4 hr 26 min
Elevation 6,475–7,258 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail · 39.17901, -120.22996
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on Bear Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Alpine Crags Road, heading NE.
- 2.9 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 2.9 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
- 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
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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