Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Bear Creek Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 1,475 ft · 4 hr 18 min
Bear Creek Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Twin Peaks Estates, CA. It climbs 1,475 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bear Creek Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 1,475 ft · 4 hr 18 min
Elevation 6,475–7,258 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.14111, -120.18874
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 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 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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