AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bear Creek Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 47 min

Bear Creek Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Sheridan, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,273 – 5,305 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail 39.65242, -105.03295
Nearest town Sheridan, CO
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Bear Creek Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 47 min

Elevation 5,274–5,307 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail · 39.65242, -105.03295

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

Transit-accessible: S Lowell Blvd & W Mansfield Ave stop 722 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  18. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  24. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  27. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  28. 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-f1f1

Trail surface

57% paved1% boardwalk42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S Lowell Blvd & W Mansfield Ave stop 722 m from the trailhead

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