Emigrant Trail via Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Bear Valley, CA. It climbs 442 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,071 – 7,536 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.46280, -120.03914
Nearest town Bear Valley, CA
Directions
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Emigrant Trail via Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 442 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 7,070–7,537 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
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Emigrant Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Emigrant Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 10 mi · loop · via Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail
- 11.2 mi · out & back · via Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail
- 12.9 mi · out & back · via Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail
- 3.6 mi · loop · via Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail
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- Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 170 ft
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- 207b–Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail, 7 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 1,892 ft
- Reba–Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail, 5 sights 11.8 mi · ▲ 1,997 ft
- Inspiration Point–Lake Alpine, 6 sights 12.5 mi · ▲ 1,780 ft
- Lake Alpine–Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail, 5 sights 14.4 mi · ▲ 1,370 ft
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