Bear Creek Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Bear Creek Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Pinole Valley Watershed near Orinda Village, CA. It climbs 374 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi315 – 614 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Orinda Connector Trail 37.90000, -122.21026
Nearest town Orinda Village, CA
Directions
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Bear Creek Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 316–614 ft
Out & Back · Pinole Valley Watershed
Trailhead: Orinda Connector Trail · 37.90000, -122.21026
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Orinda Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miReach Bear Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Orinda Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 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
69% dirt31% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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