Mountain · Moderate · Offline directions
Big Bear
An alpine lake town where the pines outnumber the people, just barely.
- Distance
- ~5 miles
- Time
- 3 hours
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Bring
- Layers, water
- Stops
- 6
- Walk total
- 7.7 mi · ~164 min
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- 01
The Village, Big Bear Lake
"Follow the alpine lights where boardwalks meet the pines and stories gather at dusk."
34.24360, -116.91160Pin on map - 140 m · ~2 min · head SW from stop 102
Veterans Park
"By the water’s edge, flags whisper the mountain wind’s salute."
34.24280, -116.91280Pin on map - 3.1 mi · ~66 min · head W from stop 203
Boulder Bay Park
"Where house-sized stones sip the shore, the lake mirrors its oldest postcards."
34.23900, -116.96660Pin on map - 740 m · ~10 min · head NW from stop 304
Big Bear Dam
"At the lake’s western gate, concrete holds a century of mountain water and ambition."
34.24280, -116.97320Pin on map - 940 m · ~12 min · head SW from stop 405
Castle Rock Trailhead
"A granite crown above the pines, where the valley spreads like an old map below."
34.23710, -116.98070Pin on map - 3.4 mi · ~74 min · head E from stop 506
Pine Knot Trailhead (1E01) – Aspen Glen Picnic Area
"From an old canyon, a path climbs where loggers once rattled the ridgelines."
34.23870, -116.92040Pin on map