Bear Mountain Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Roaring Camp near Mount Hermon, CA. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi617 – 732 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Water Tower Trail 37.04404, -122.05381
Nearest town Mount Hermon, CA
Directions
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Bear Mountain Trail
2 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 46 min
Elevation 617–731 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 miTurn right onto Upper Ballz, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bear Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Water Tower Trail, heading NW.
- 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
18% dirt82% 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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- Bear Mountain & Bear Mountain Trail 1.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- John C. Fremont Tree–Mill Pond, 3 lakes 2.9 mi · ▲ 417 ft
- Cable Car Beach–Mill Pond, 3 lakes 3 mi · ▲ 417 ft
- Statues via Bear Mountain Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 272 ft
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