Bear Mountain & Bear Mountain Trail is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Roaring Camp near Mount Hermon, CA. The route reaches Bear Mountain at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi617 – 751 ft1.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Water Tower Trail 37.04404, -122.05381
Nearest town Mount Hermon, CA
Directions
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Bear Mountain & Bear Mountain Trail
1.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 32 min
Elevation 617–753 ft
Out & Back · Roaring Camp
Trailhead: Water Tower Trail · 37.04404, -122.05381
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 76°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Bear Mountain stop 297 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Water Tower Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bear Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Bear Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Water Tower Trail, heading N.
- 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
37% dirt63% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 76°F50°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity100%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
75°53°
Wed
79°52°
Thu
92°55°
Fri
103°61°
Sat
99°61°
Sun
95°57°
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Bear Mountain stop 297 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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