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Bear Creek Park and Trail

Birding spot via Bear Creek Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Birding spot via Bear Creek Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Bear Creek Park and Trail near Sheridan, CO. The route reaches Birding spot at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,273 – 5,319 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mary Carter Greenway Trail 39.64373, -105.01547
Nearest town Sheridan, CO
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Birding spot via Bear Creek Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 5,274–5,318 ft

Out & Back · Bear Creek Park and Trail

Trailhead: Mary Carter Greenway Trail · 39.64373, -105.01547

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: W Oxford Ave 2000 block stop 382 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.9 miReach Birding spot, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  26. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/birding-spot-out-back-5-km-6834

Trail surface

69% paved1% boardwalk30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: W Oxford Ave 2000 block stop 382 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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