207b–Bee Gulch Trail, 5 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Lake Alpine, CA. It climbs 2,382 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi7,359 – 8,593 ft · steepest grade: 21%11.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Silver Valley Trailhead 38.48083, -119.98592
Nearest town Lake Alpine, CA
Directions
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207b–Bee Gulch Trail, 5 sights
11.5 mi · ▲ 2,382 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Elevation 7,359–8,592 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Silver Valley Trailhead · 38.48083, -119.98592
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 79°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Highland Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Three Creeks, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bee Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Reba Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Rings, heading SW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto 207b, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Three Creeks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Rings, heading NE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Reba Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Bee Gulch Trail, heading N.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Three Creeks, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Highland Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 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
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 79°F57°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV9Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue
81°60°
Wed
80°57°
Thu
84°57°
Fri
85°58°
Sat
85°58°
Sun
85°58°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~121 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Silver Valley Trailhead Trailhead
- Highland Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 430 ft
- Cape Horn Trail–Lower Woodchuck Trail, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 589 ft
- Duck Lake Bypass Trail via Highland Creek Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 463 ft
- Lake Alpine to Silver tip Path & Three Creeks via Highland Creek Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 484 ft
- Frog Lake–Bee Gulch Trail, 4 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 3,320 ft
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