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Bear Canyon Trail to Bear Peak West Ridge route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back

Bear Canyon Trail to Bear Peak West Ridge

Boulder, Colorado

6.3 mi

Distance

1,867 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 54m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Bear Canyon Trail to Bear Peak West Ridge unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,857 ft
Max:2,202 ft
Gain:569 ft
Loss:569 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,857 ft and 2,202 ft across 6.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,857 ft1,972 ft2,087 ft2,202 ft0.0 mi1.6 mi3.1 mi4.7 mi6.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,857 ft
High point3.1 mi2,202 ft
End6.3 mi1,857 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Boulder, CO · in or next to town
County:
Boulder County, CO

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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