Bear Creek Trail & Rutabaga Ride Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Bear Creek Trail & Rutabaga Ride Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Lair o' the Bear Park near Genesee Ridge, CO. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,470 – 6,670 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail 39.66580, -105.27563
Nearest town Genesee Ridge, CO
Directions
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Bear Creek Trail & Rutabaga Ride Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 6,469–6,671 ft
Out & Back · Lair o' the Bear Park
Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail · 39.66580, -105.27563
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Creekside Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Rutabaga Ride Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Rutabaga Ride Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rutabaga Ride Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Creekside Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 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
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bear Creek Trail Trailhead
- Bear Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 615 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 143 ft
- Panorama Point via Bear Creek Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 866 ft
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