Bear Creek Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 57 min
Bear Creek Trail is a 2.8-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.
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Bear Creek Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 57 min
Elevation 5,260–5,307 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail · 39.65242, -105.03295
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: S Lowell Blvd & W Mansfield Ave stop 722 m from the trailhead
- Start on Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mary Carter Greenway Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: S Lowell Blvd & W Mansfield Ave stop 722 m from the trailhead
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