Burning Bear Trail TR #601 (East Entry)
Difficulty
Easy/moderateTrail Length
Approx. 2 miles or (5.5 miles full trail length)Trail Description
Burning Bear Trail #601 (east entrance) is one of the most beautiful hikes in the Geneva Creek/Pike National Forest area with verdant meadows, beaver ponds, tumbling water falls and lush forests. Day hikers will love this one for its beauty and easy terrain.The trail is well-maintained and has a very easy path. It wanders along the side of an open meadow just along the tree line giving you a shaded hike along the creek.

View From Trailhead
The views you will see through the openings in the trees are beautiful! You will see the lush meadow, creeks and the snow-capped peaks nearby. There are beaver ponds and beaver lodges near the edge of the trail.

You may decide to hike-in for 20 minutes or you may decide to hike the full length of the trail to the west trailhead (5.5 miles). If you make it a roundtrip, it will be an 11 mile hike that peaks after a 1,000 ft. gain. This trail connects to the west entry of Burning Bear Trail. Each end of the trail has a parking area and is accessible by different roads. (We usually hike in for one hour from the east trailhead and then turn around and head back to the car).

Pack your bug spray; you will be near the creek. No restrooms available at trailhead (last chance is on CR 62 a couple miles before you reach the trailhead).

If you are looking to eat at a picnic table, there is a picnic area within 2 miles of the trailhead (along CR 62 before you reach the trailhead).









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