AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bear Creek Park and Trail

Stone House Lake & Bear Creek Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Stone House Lake & Bear Creek Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Bear Creek Park and Trail near Bear Valley, CO. The route reaches Stone House Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,345 – 5,401 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.65564, -105.05770
Nearest town Bear Valley, CO
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Stone House Lake & Bear Creek Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 5,344–5,402 ft

Out & Back · Bear Creek Park and Trail

Trailhead: 39.65564, -105.05770

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 64° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: W Hampden Ave & S Depew St stop 306 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Stone House Trail, heading N.
  9. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Stone House Trail (North), heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  20. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftReach Stone House Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stone House Trail, heading W.
  33. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  35. 450 ftTurn left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  36. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  37. 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
  38. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  39. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  40. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  41. 0.5 miArrive 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/stone-house-lake-stone-house-lake-out-back-3-lakes-5-km-3506

Trail surface

81% paved13% dirt1% sand5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F64°
Precip4%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity35%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 91°63° 22%
Mon 90°75° 34%
Tue 89°70° 41%
Wed 91°69° 41%
Thu 90°70° 26%
Fri 90°68° 15%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: W Hampden Ave & S Depew St stop 306 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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