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| Start Your Hike! |
| TRAILHEADS Bear Lake or Bierstadt Lake Trailhead |
| PARKING Parking lot at Bear Lake or at the shuttle parking lot across from Glacier Basin Campground. |
| ONE WAY DISTANCE From Bear Lake - 1.6 miles From Bierstadt Lake Trailhead - 1.4 miles |
| ELEVATION AT TRAILHEAD Bear Lake - 9475' Bierstadt Lake Trailhead - 8850' |
| ELEVATION AT DESTINATION 9416' |
| ELEVATION GAIN From Bear Lake - 255' From Bierstadt Lake Trailhead - 566' |
| SIDE TRIPS There is a very easy trail all the way around Bear Lake. |
| RATING From Bear Lake to Bierstadt Lake is mostly downhill and easy. Climbing up from the Bierstadt Lake Trailhead is steeper but still manageable. |
| DESCRIPTION Using the Bear Lake shuttle, this can be done as a one-way hike from Bear Lake to Bierstadt Lake and then continuing down to the shuttle stop. The first portion is through a forest all the way to the lake. The real payoff is the view of the mountains across from you as you continue on down to the trailhead. The final section is also a colorful fall walk, as it descends through an aspen grove. However, be forewarned if you are subject to knee problems - it is a bit steep. |
