Bear Creel Loop North

Washington

Washington

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3.8 mi

Distance

1,918 ft

Gain

1h 51m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Through-trail
Out & back

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Bear Creel Loop North

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Elevation & route

Distance
3.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,918 ft
Elevation loss
1,918 ft
Highest point
3,302 ft
Lowest point
2,646 ft
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Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

Bear Creel Out-and-back North is a 7.66-mile out-and-back trail in Washington with 1,918 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,302 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
2,646 ft
High point
3,302 ft
Total climbing
1,918 ft
Total descent
1,918 ft
Steepest stretch
16% grade around mile 0.2 on the way out
Length (round trip)
7.7 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Easton, WA weather station, 5.9 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan35° high25° low
  2. Feb40° high25° low
  3. Mar46° high29° low
  4. Apr52° high32° low
  5. May61° high39° low
  6. Jun67° high45° low
  7. Jul75° high50° low
  8. Aug76° high50° low
  9. Sep69° high43° low
  10. Oct56° high35° low
  11. Nov43° high29° low
  12. Dec35° high25° low

The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Source: USFS EDW boundaries

Conditions

Active alerts for Cle Elum Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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