AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bear Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min

Bear Creek Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Sheridan, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,273 – 5,302 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail 39.65183, -105.03008
Nearest town Sheridan, CO
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Bear Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min

Elevation 5,274–5,303 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail · 39.65183, -105.03008

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: S Lowell Blvd & W Mansfield Ave stop 749 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  23. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  24. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  27. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  28. 0.2 miArrive 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-3-km-da09

Trail surface

52% paved1% boardwalk47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S Lowell Blvd & W Mansfield Ave stop 749 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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