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| | Each one of the many backpacking and hiking trails of California is worth backcountry hiking. Outdoors people generally like this part of California. Here in the great state of California backcountry hiking is a splendid idea. There are so many great backpacking and hiking trails for backcountry hiking in California; among these are Bear Creek Trail in Los Angeles County. Bear Creek Trail is located a pretty lengthy drive from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, but when you trek it you're always having a perfect time. Some parts of Bear Creek Trail are much |
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higher up than other parts of the wilderness hiking trail, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry trek, 2.5 days normally, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. This trail
| | has a total elevation difference of 2,934 feet, and that is higher than average. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Being 17.4 miles long; it's a long wilderness hiking trail. This is a great outdoors trail that is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. When was the last time you got out in the fresh air a bit? Bear Creek Trail in Los Angeles County, California is just the place. Bear Creek Trail is a two ended trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry | |
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trek it just one way. Sometimes this great outdoors trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. The length of this hiking trail is on the longer side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this great outdoors
trail nice for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Around Bear Creek Trail you don’t get a lot of rainfall; during February this region sees the most rain, and the driest of the months is July. Hiking trails like this one here in the San Gabriel Mountains are a really
nice way to spend quality time in the great outdoors. This is just one of a large number of great outdoors trails in this area. Summer brings highs in the 90's to Bear Creek Trail. When the night sets in temperatures dip down into the 60's. High temperatures during the winter are
normally in the 50's, and nighttime lows in the 30's for Bear Creek Trail.
Briefly about the general area:
Yep, outdoors fun things truly is bountiful here in the San Gabriel Mountains. Take a side visit to Soldier Creek, and Lost Canyon is a nice location to spend some
time.
A tour to La Cienega Spring will fill your spirit with brilliant feelings, and a good place to camp here at Bear Creek Trail is Coldbrook Campground. Why not camp at Lower Bear Campground since you're here at Bear Creek Trail, and since you're here at Bear Creek Trail
it's a perfect idea to go to West Pine Flat. It's always magnificent to stop at Snow Spring, and there are plenty of folks from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana here.
And that's not all you can do here at Bear Creek Trail. You have to go to Newman Point when you're here at
Bear Creek Trail; do set aside some time for Hoot Owl Flats while you're here at Bear Creek Trail. There's no way anyone can get bored here in the San Gabriel Mountains. A forest in close proximity to Bear Creek Trail is San Dimas Experimental Forest, and hey, Coldbrook Creek is a good local stream.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 34.2886, Longitude -117.8429
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 34.2402, Longitude -117.8832
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 8.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 8.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 17.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 7.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 17.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 7.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
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Total elevation difference: 2934 feet
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9 miles away
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Guesthouse Intl Glendora, Glendora
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9 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
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| | Trails Near Bear Creek Trail:
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Rattlesnake Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 4 miles away, 6.4 hiking miles, 1110 feet elevation difference |
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High Desert National Recreational Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 7 miles away, 19.1 hiking miles, 3046 feet elevation difference |
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Heaton Flat Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 9 miles away, 13.3 hiking miles, 3275 feet elevation difference |
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Allison Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 10 miles away, 17 hiking miles, 5495 feet elevation difference |
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Fern Canyon Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 12 miles away, 13 hiking miles, 455 feet elevation difference |
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Upper Winter Creek Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 13 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 3976 feet elevation difference |
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Gabrielino National Scenic Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 13 miles away, 19.9 hiking miles, 3843 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Bear Creek Trail:
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Best Western Route 66 Glendora Inn, Glendora
, 9 miles away |
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Guesthouse Intl Glendora, Glendora
, 9 miles away |
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Super 8 Motel - Azusa, Azusa
, 10 miles away |
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Rodeway Inn & Suites, Pomona
, 10 miles away |
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Americas Best Value Inn, Azusa
, 10 miles away |
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