Burton Creek State Park

Bear Trap Connector–Cinder Cone Spur, 10 sights

12.9 mi · ▲ 1,873 ft · 5 hr 14 min

Bear Trap Connector–Cinder Cone Spur, 10 sights is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Burton Creek State Park near Rampart, CA. It climbs 1,873 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,155 – 7,290 ft · steepest grade: 22%13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail 39.18715, -120.19526
Nearest town Rampart, CA

Directions

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Bear Trap Connector–Cinder Cone Spur, 10 sights

12.9 mi · ▲ 1,873 ft · 5 hr 14 min

Elevation 6,154–7,291 ft

Out & Back · Burton Creek State Park

Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail · 39.18715, -120.19526

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Western States, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left onto Cinder Cone Spur, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Cinder Cone, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto S.S. Wallternate, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Missing Link, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 250 ftBear left onto Upper Missing Link, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto S.S. Wallternate, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Valley View Spur, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Deer Creek Road, heading NE.
  17. 350 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Deer Creek Road, heading N.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Fast Eddie's, heading NE.
  20. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Charging Bear, heading E.
  21. 250 ftContinue straight onto Fast Eddie's, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left onto Deer Creek Road, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Bear Trap Connector, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right onto Stumpy Super G, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Bear Trap Connector, heading SW.
  27. 0.5 miBear right onto Antone Meadows Trail, heading NE.
  28. 1.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Cross Country Silver Trail, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 0.9 miReach Western States, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  32. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  34. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Antone Meadows Trail, heading SW.
  35. 1.2 miBear left onto Bear Trap Connector, heading N.
  36. 0.5 miTurn right onto Stumpy Super G, heading S.
  37. 50 ftTurn left onto Bear Trap Connector, heading S.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading SW.
  39. 50 ftTurn right onto Deer Creek Road, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftTurn right onto Fast Eddie's, heading SW.
  41. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Charging Bear, heading SW.
  42. 250 ftContinue straight onto Fast Eddie's, heading W.
  43. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Deer Creek Road, heading NW.
  44. 200 ftBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  45. 50 ftContinue straight onto Deer Creek Road, heading N.
  46. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  47. 50 ftBear left onto Valley View Spur, heading W.
  48. 300 ftTurn right onto S.S. Wallternate, heading W.
  49. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Missing Link, heading N.
  50. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  51. 200 ftBear left onto Lower Missing Link, heading W.
  52. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  53. 250 ftContinue straight onto S.S. Wallternate, heading NW.
  54. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cinder Cone, heading SW.
  55. 150 ftBear right onto Cinder Cone Spur, heading S.
  56. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  57. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  58. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  59. 0.1 miTurn right onto Western States, heading N.
  60. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading W.
  61. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  62. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

88% dirt12% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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