Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Bear Creek Trail
5 mi · ▲ 802 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Bear Creek Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 802 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,703 – 7,258 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.17091, -120.23093
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
Directions
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Bear Creek Trail
5 mi · ▲ 802 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 6,704–7,257 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.17091, -120.23093
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Alpine Crags Road, heading E.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
94% dirt6% unspecified
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°
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Bear Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 415 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 616 ft
- Alpine Crags Road 3 mi · ▲ 657 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 660 ft
- Alpine Crags Road 5 mi · ▲ 801 ft
- Alpine Crags Road 5.5 mi · ▲ 983 ft
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