Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail–Bee Gulch Trail Loop, 6 sights is a 10-mile loop near Lake Alpine, CA. It climbs 1,674 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi7,071 – 8,593 ft · steepest grade: 24%10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Silvertip Campground Road 38.48161, -120.01782
Nearest town Lake Alpine, CA
Directions
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Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail–Bee Gulch Trail Loop, 6 sights
10 mi · ▲ 1,674 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Elevation 7,070–8,592 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Silvertip Campground Road · 38.48161, -120.01782
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 79°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Silvertip Campground Road, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail, heading W.
- 2.3 miSharp right onto Granite Slab Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Rings, heading N.
- 2.7 miContinue straight onto Reba Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Bee Gulch Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Osborne Ridge Trail Connector, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Lake Alpine to Silver tip Path, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Silvertip Campground Road, heading NW.
- 100 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
97% dirt2% paved1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 79°F55°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV9Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
80°58°
Wed
80°57°
Thu
84°56°
Fri
84°58°
Sat
84°58°
Sun
84°57°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~115 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 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
- 3.2 mi · out & back · 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
More from Silvertip Campground Road Trailhead
- Emigrant Trail & Osborne Ridge Trail Loop via Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 615 ft
- Lake Alpine–Bee Gulch Trail, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 429 ft
- Granite Slab Trail & Lodgepole via Powerline 4.3 mi · ▲ 457 ft
- Bear Valley to Lake Alpine Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 537 ft
- Lake Alpine to Silver tip Path–Lower Woodchuck Trail, 3 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 935 ft
- Poison Canyon–Bee Gulch Trail, 4 sights 8.9 mi · ▲ 2,235 ft
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