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Bear Creek Lake Park

Mount Carbon–Bear Creek Lake, 4 sights

6 mi · ▲ 390 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Mount Carbon–Bear Creek Lake, 4 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Bear Creek Lake Park near Morrison, CO. The route passes Bear Creek Lake before reaching Mount Carbon at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 390 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,568 – 5,784 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail 39.65418, -105.19250
Nearest town Morrison, CO
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Mount Carbon–Bear Creek Lake, 4 sights

6 mi · ▲ 390 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 5,567–5,784 ft

Out & Back · Bear Creek Lake Park

Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail · 39.65418, -105.19250

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 65° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  3. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto C-470 & Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto C-470 Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Owl Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mt. Carbon Loop, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Owl Trail, heading S.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Owl Trail, heading E.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  20. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miBear left onto Mt. Carbon Loop, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miPass Bear Creek Lake.
  24. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 350 ftReach Mount Carbon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  28. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.3 miBear right onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  31. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  33. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  34. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Owl Trail, heading NW.
  35. 150 ftBear right onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading NW.
  36. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  37. 0.1 miBear right onto Owl Trail, heading NW.
  38. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading NW.
  39. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mt. Carbon Loop, heading NW.
  40. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  41. 100 ftBear left onto Owl Trail, heading NW.
  42. 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-470 Trail, heading SW.
  43. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  44. 450 ftContinue straight onto C-470 & Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
  45. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
  46. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  47. 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/mount-carbon-bear-creek-lake-out-back-4-sights-10-km-6af1

Trail surface

67% dirt21% paved2% gravel10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F65°
Feels like83°Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity17%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 90°68°
Sun 90°64° 16%
Mon 90°74° 38%
Tue 88°66° 34%
Wed 86°64° 39%
Thu 90°66° 36%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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