| BearCreek | Bear Creek Trail | ||||||
| Trail Network Overview | Follows Bear Creek South and West from the Platte River to Morrison & then back forming a loop around the lake | ||||||
| Key | BC | Connects to: | Platte River South | Also Known As: | |||
| C470 Tr | |||||||
| Waypoints | 24 | Hayden Green Mtn Tr | |||||
| Kipling Pky Tr | |||||||
| Mt Falcon Park Tr | 1.2 Mi | Modified | KPY connection | ||||
| Sister City Park Tr | 02/28/09 | ||||||
| Distance Statistics | |||||||
| Cycle Computer | TrackLog | Route | Round Trip | ||||
| 18.9 | 18.3 | 27.2 | |||||
| Elevation Statistics | |||||||
| Start | End | Min | Max | Gain | Ascent | Descent | Grade |
| 5,291 | 5,527 | 5,277 | 5,796 | 236 | 1,179 | 2 | |
| Type | MUPS / Drainage | Rating | Mild, steep sections near dam | ||||
| Codes | Rprac | ||||||
| Surfaces | Wide Concrete, asphalt for a section W of Sheridan if you take trail on N side | ||||||
| Shares park road on N side of reservoir | |||||||
| Notes | Nearest free
parking N of Hampden on W side of Platte (BC-prd) add .9 miles to round
trip Speed limit 15 MPH. Loop can be short circuited by taking trail inside of dam face between BC-tn & BC-dts |
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| Track Color | Map Color | Track Starts @ | Track Ends @ | ||||
| Dark Magenta | Brown | Confluence with Platte (BC-prs) | Loop end below Dam (BC-le) | ||||
| Waypoint | Latitude | Longitude | Comment | Altitude | Waypoint Type | Long Description / note | |
| BC-prd | 39 39.416 | -105 0.302 | 3300 S Platte Dr | 5,277 | Parking Area | Parking on W side of Platte N of Hampden | |
| BC-prs | 39 39.078 | -105 0.569 | Platte River Tr | 5,291 | Bike Trail | Platte River Trail (Bear Cr Tr starts) | |
| BC-mhs | 39 39.141 | -105 2.014 | Mullen High | 5,321 | School | Mullen High School | |
| BC-bcp | 39 39.178 | -105 2.557 | Bear Creek Park | 5,338 | Park | Bear Creek Park | |
| BC-alt | 39 39.263 | -105 3.198 | Alt Trail S Side | 5,346 | Waypoint | Alternate trail on S side of Cr 270 R turn just after underpass |
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| BC-bvp | 39 39.529 | -105 3.909 | Bear Valley Park | 5,360 | Park | Bear Valley Park | |
| BC-pk | 39 39.638 | -105 4.547 | Park Tennis RR | 5,386 | Park | Park, Tennis, Porta-Potty | |
| BC-scp | 39 39.770 | -105 5.413 | SisterCity Pk Tr | 5,402 | Bike Trail | Sister City Park Trail | |
| BC-sh | 39 39.785 | -105 5.609 | Stone House | 5,424 | Scenic Area | Stone House | |
| BC-kpy | 39 39.771 | -105 6.745 | KPY Tr | 5,435 | Bike Trail | Kipling Parkway Tr | |
| BC-hgm | 39 39.811 | -105 7.344 | HeydenGreen Tr | 5,514 | Car | Heyden Green Mtn Trail, enter Fox Hollow | |
| BC-ls | 39 39.501 | -105 7.977 | Loop Starts | 5,527 | Bike Trail | Loop Starts, travel Counter clockwise | |
| BC-dtn | 39 39.712 | -105 8.621 | Dam Tr N | 5,715 | Bike Trail | Dam Trail North end (inside dam face) | |
| BC1 | 39 39.422 | -105 8.504 | Via Parking | 5,636 | Parking Area | Via - Fishing parking lot | |
| BCwent | 39 39.177 | -105 10.585 | C470 Entrance | 5,711 | Bike Trail | C470 & Morrison Rd Entrance | |
| BC-47e | 39 39.204 | -105 10.693 | C470 E junction | 5,720 | Bike Trail | C470 Tr | |
| BC-47w | 39 39.127 | -105 10.976 | C470 W junction | 5,722 | Bike Trail | C470 Tr | |
| BC-mor | 39 39.171 | -105 11.783 | Morrison | 5,796 | Bike Trail | Morrison - backtrack to continue | |
| BC-47e | See Above | ||||||
| BC-ipb | 39 38.751 | -105 9.522 | Indian Paintbr | 5,666 | Campground | Indian Paintbrush Campground | |
| BC-cbt | 39 38.521 | -105 9.342 | Centenial B Tr | 5,653 | Bike Trail | C470 Trail to Sw (Centenial Bike Trail) | |
| BC-dts | 39 38.700 | -105 8.139 | Dam Tr South | 5,695 | Bike Trail | Dam Trail South end (inside dam face) | |
| BCmtc | 39 38.901 | -105 8.268 | MT CARBON PK | 5,794 | Scenic Area | Mt Carbon Peak | |
| BC-mct | 39 38.839 | -105 8.213 | Mt Carbon Tr | 5,787 | Bike Trail | Mt Carbon Tr junction | |
| BC2 | 39 38.851 | -105 7.581 | Via | 5,738 | Waypoint | SE loop corner, watch speed on down hill | |
| BC-ls | See Above | Loop closes here | |||||
| RTD: | RTD-EWS | RTD-Mor | RTD-WH | ||||