Timpooneke Campground
Campground
Campground · 0.9 mi from the trail
Utah · Mountain biking · Near Heber
Bear Canyon Trail
- 2.0 mi
- round trip
- 1,738 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Bear Canyon Trail open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Bear Canyon Trail is a mountain biking route in the Pleasant Grove Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is an out-and-back that starts at about 6,500 feet and climbs to roughly 8,250 feet, with a total elevation gain of about 1,740 feet over a round-trip distance of about 3.9 miles. It is rated hard. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Alta, at a similar elevation, show July highs around 73°F with lows near 50°F, while winter highs stay around 30°F. Several other destinations sit close by. The Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail is about 0.4 miles away, and the Bear Canyon Spur Trail is about 0.6 miles away. Timpooneke Campground is about 0.9 miles away, and Echo Reservoir is about 1.3 miles away.
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Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Bear Canyon Trail
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
31° / 15°
14 wet
Feb
31° / 15°
13 wet
Mar
37° / 20°
13 wet
Apr
42° / 25°
12 wet
May
53° / 33°
10 wet
Jun
64° / 42°
7 wet
Jul
73° / 50°
7 wet
Aug
71° / 49°
9 wet
Sep
62° / 41°
9 wet
Oct
49° / 31°
9 wet
Nov
37° / 21°
11 wet
Dec
30° / 15°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alta, UT, 10.7 mi away at 8,710 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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~2 min drive
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