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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

  1. Start on Water Tower Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bear Mountain Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Upper Ballz, heading E.
  5. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bear Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Water Tower Trail, heading NW.
  10. 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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