Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center
Bear Creek Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 2,219 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Bear Creek Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center near La Quinta, CA. It climbs 2,219 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bear Creek Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 2,219 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Elevation 259–2,279 ft
Out & Back · Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center
Trailhead: 33.65611, -116.31906
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 72° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:22 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Avn Obregon @ Calle Colima stop 641 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 4.9 miReach Bear Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Transit-accessible: Avn Obregon @ Calle Colima stop 641 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Bear Creek Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Bear Creek Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Bear Creek Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Bear Creek Trail
- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Bear Creek Trail
- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Bear Creek Trail
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via Bear Creek Trail
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Bear Creek Trail
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