Angeles National Forest · California

Bear Creek Trail

9.7 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,000 ft of climbing · 2,700 ft of descent · 1,620 ft–4,275 ft · native material surface · trail No. 239W10 · trail class 3 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike

4,172 ft 1,673 ft · 6.0 mi high 4,172 ft

Trailhead Upper Bear Creek Trailhead 3,283 ft Drive there

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.