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Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Bear Valley, CA. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,071 – 7,258 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.46280, -120.03914
Nearest town Bear Valley, CA

Directions

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Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 7,070–7,258 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.46280, -120.03914

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto Granite Slab Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.3 miReach Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miSharp left onto Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 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

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F57°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV9Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 82°61°
Wed 81°58°
Thu 85°58°
Fri 86°59°
Sat 86°60°
Sun 86°59°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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