Bear Lake Trail
Oregon
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.9 mi
Distance
938 ft
Gain
27 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
3 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
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Bear Lake Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 938 ft
- Elevation loss
- 938 ft
- Highest point
- 7,265 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,792 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Bear Lake Trail is a 1.88-mile out-and-back hike in Oregon with 938 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,265 feet.
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