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Lower Bear Lake route map
Difficulty: EasyOut and Back
Idaho

Lower Bear Lake

Gibbonsville, Idaho

2.1 mi

Distance

413 ft

Elev. Gain

51m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Lower Bear Lake 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.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

We have no current condition data for this trail. Check with the operator before you go, and submit a report below if you've been recently.

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,894 ft
Max:1,974 ft
Gain:126 ft
Loss:126 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,894 ft and 1,974 ft across 2.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,894 ft1,921 ft1,947 ft1,974 ft0.0 mi0.5 mi1.1 mi1.6 mi2.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,894 ft
High point1.1 mi1,974 ft
End2.1 mi1,894 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Charlos Heights, MT · about 14 mi away

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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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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