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Bear Valley Open Space

Bear Creek Trail–North Park Trail, 3 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 554 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Bear Creek Trail–North Park Trail, 3 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Bear Valley Open Space near Westgate, CO. It climbs 554 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,410 – 5,761 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yale Ave Access 39.66762, -105.10033
Nearest town Westgate, CO
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Bear Creek Trail–North Park Trail, 3 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 554 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 5,411–5,762 ft

Out & Back · Bear Valley Open Space

Trailhead: Yale Ave Access · 39.66762, -105.10033

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 93°F / low 61° · precip 12% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: S Kipling St & Morrison Rd stop 796 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Yale Ave Access, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Stone House Trail, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Stone House & Greenbelt Trail, heading SW.
  7. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Stone House/Greenbelt Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Stone House Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Greenbelt Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Stone House Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek and Stone House Trails, heading N.
  16. 150 ftBear left onto Stone House Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miBear right onto Bear Creek Trail, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Stone House Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  21. 250 ftTurn right onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading W.
  22. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  23. 0.4 miBear right onto North Park Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right onto Prairie Plunge, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Park Trail, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftBear left onto Overlook Trail, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto North Park Trail, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftTurn right onto North Park Trail, heading NW.
  30. 150 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto North Park Trail, heading W.
  32. 0.4 miReach Stone House Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  33. 0.4 miBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading W.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Park Trail, heading W.
  35. 150 ftTurn left onto Overlook Trail, heading W.
  36. 150 ftContinue straight onto North Park Trail, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftTurn left onto Overlook Trail, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftBear right onto North Park Trail, heading W.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Prairie Plunge, heading W.
  40. 50 ftTurn left onto North Park Trail, heading W.
  41. 0.3 miBear left onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading SW.
  42. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  44. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  45. 350 ftContinue straight onto Stone House Trail, heading N.
  46. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  47. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  48. 50 ftTurn right onto Bear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  49. 50 ftBear left onto Stone House Trail, heading SE.
  50. 0.3 miBear right onto Bear Creek and Stone House Trails, heading E.
  51. 150 ftContinue straight onto Stone House Trail, heading SE.
  52. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  53. 50 ftBear left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  54. 50 ftContinue straight onto Greenbelt Trail, heading SE.
  55. 50 ftBear right onto Stone House Trail, heading NE.
  56. 50 ftBear left onto Stone House/Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  57. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  58. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  59. 50 ftBear right onto Stone House & Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  60. 200 ftContinue straight onto Stone House Trail, heading NE.
  61. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  62. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  63. 100 ftBear left onto Yale Ave Access, heading E.
  64. 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/stone-house-lake-stone-house-lake-out-back-6-sights-19-km

Trail surface

84% dirt7% paved6% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F61°
Precip12%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 93°62°
Mon 87°62° 32%
Tue 89°72° 20%
Wed 89°70° 20%
Thu 91°68° 16%
Fri 91°70°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S Kipling St & Morrison Rd stop 796 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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