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Bear Creek Trail (#666)

 11 votes
  1. Areas
  2. CO
  3. …Front Range
  4. …Colorado Springs
  5. Bear Creek Canyon Regional Park
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Length

1.6 Miles 2.6 Kilometers


Singletrack

Elevation

1,141' 348 m

Ascent

0' 0 m

Descent

14%

Avg Grade (8°)

23%

Max Grade (13°)

8,238' 2,511 m

High

7,097' 2,163 m

Low

Conditions

Minor Issues 69 days ago
Snowy, Icy - Just a little bit of snow and ice remaining in spots History
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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.

This trail is accessible from h High Drive Climb - The steep side and intersects with Buckhorn trail. It is no longer up accessiblevia Jones Park #667 due to routes nishedJuly 2017 for a fis h.

Contacts

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

May 16, 2018: Fire Restrictions Begin for the San Carlos Ranger District

May 15, 2018: Cimarron National Grassland prepares for annual Fishing Derby in June

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Mar 11, 2018
Matthew Keyes
This ride is a blast
Nov 29, 2017
Allen Tanner
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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  3.5 from 11 votes

#4

in Bear Creek Canyon Regional Park

#10703

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#4

in Bear Creek Canyon Regi…

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in Colorado

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Top of 666 in the beginning of March - can still be a bit icy
Top of 666 in the beginning of March - can stil…
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Looking up to Mt. Garfield from the Bear Creek Trail (#666)
Looking up to Mt. Garfield from the Bear Creek…
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Towards the end of 666 - still icy in March
Towards the end of 666 - still icy in March
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Very end of Bear Creek Trail, waterfall to the left, canyon to the right. Nice place to rest after a hard climb!
Very end of Bear Creek Trail, waterfall to the…
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Looking down Bear Creek Trail at junction with connector to Buckhorn
Looking down Bear Creek Trail at junction with…
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Gregory Gehlhoff
Gregory Gehlhoff  
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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