AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bear Creek Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 616 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Bear Creek Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 616 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,477 – 7,048 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.16913, -120.23186
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
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Bear Creek Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 616 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 6,475–7,048 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.16913, -120.23186

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftBear left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.4 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-4-km-c2f7

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F50°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 82°59°
Wed 82°56°
Thu 87°56°
Fri 88°56°
Sat 87°58°
Sun 86°56°

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