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Lair o' the Bear Park

Bear Creek Trail–Panorama Point, 3 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 1,496 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Bear Creek Trail–Panorama Point, 3 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Lair o' the Bear Park near Kittredge, CO. It climbs 1,496 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,510 – 7,379 ft · steepest grade: 19%9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Panorama Point 39.66145, -105.28482
Nearest town Kittredge, CO · Official trailhead info (denvergov.org)
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Bear Creek Trail–Panorama Point, 3 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 1,496 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Elevation 6,508–7,378 ft

Out & Back · Lair o' the Bear Park

Trailhead: Panorama Point · 39.66145, -105.28482

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Panorama Point, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miBear left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Panorama Point, heading E.
  4. 150 ftSharp left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
  5. 2.9 miBear right onto Creekside Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Rutabaga Ride Trail, heading NE.
  12. 3.3 miSharp left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Panorama Point, heading W.
  14. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Panorama Point, heading SE.
  17. 0.6 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-panorama-point-out-back-3-sights-14-km-2077

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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