Bear Creek #635

The Bear Creek Trail #635 begins at the south end of Pine Street and is on the Town of Telluride’s Bear Creek Preserve and it ends at Bear Creek Falls about 0.2 miles past the intersection with the Wasatch Trail #508.  The trail follows a wide dirt track that heads up hill, climbing through an aspen and mixed conifer forest. After about 0.6 miles the trail enters Bear Creek Canyon and continues south following Bear Creek which is not visible from the trail.  There are spectacular views through openings in the trees of the cliffs and peaks in the surrounding area. At about 2 miles the trail intersects the Wasatch Trail #508. A combination of the Bear Creek Trail and the Wasatch Trail provides several loop routes. Continue for about another 0.2 miles to the trail ends at the base of beautiful Bear Creek Falls. The San Miguel Conservation Foundation, in partnership with the town of Telluride, acquired and donated a 320-acre parcel of land in the Bear Creek Canyon to the citizens of Telluride in 1995 to preserve Bear Creek as public open space.