Bear Creek Trail (#666)

 5 votes
  1. Areas
  2. CO
  3. …Front Range
  4. …Colorado Springs
  5. Cheyenne Canyon

2.1 Miles 3.4 Kilometers


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Ascent

-1,462' -446 m

Descent

8,559' 2,609 m

High

7,097' 2,163 m

Low

13%

Avg Grade (8°)

23%

Max Grade (13°)

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“ A fast and loose downhill!”

— Stephen Stankevich
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Description

This trail is accessible from higher up Jones Park or from the top of Buckhorn. It can also be ridden uphill from High Drive. The downhill is fast and loose with exposure. The uphill is a beast.

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Land Manager: USFS - Pike & San Isabel National Forests Office

Jun 12, 2017: PPRD Re-Opening Crags 6/8/2017

Jun 5, 2017: Cimarron National Grassland Annual Fishing Derby Started the Grassland Heritage Festival

Jun 1, 2017: Bear Creek Watershed Trail Closures 6/8 - 6/17, 2017

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Oct 9, 2016
Matt Waltz
I climbed high drive and then up this beast. It's a rough climb with lots of hiking.(for me at least) the do was fast and loose as advertised.
Sep 29, 2015
Jason Bellew
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  3.6 from 5 votes

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#7

in Cheyenne Canyon

#534

in Colorado

#4,713

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Looking up to Mt. Garfield from the Bear Creek Trail (#666)
Looking up to Mt. Garfield from the Bear Creek Trail (#666)
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Was dissapointed with this trail, not much to it. Perhaps because the surrounding trails are so good, and it folows Jones park (is perfect) it was just lackluster. This is just a faster way off the mountain. Next time I'll climb back up to Buckhorn and leave this trail to the hikers, or mabee use it for a direct climb intsead of Highclimb drive. Aug 5, 2015

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