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Bear Creek Falls Telluride Aerial View

Bear Creek Falls – Telluride

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Located within the Bear Creek Preserve, Bear Creek Falls is one of Telluride’s most popular day hikes. It’s relatively easy to reach from town and ends in a spectacular waterfall display.

The moderate hike is 2.3 miles in, and 2.3 miles back, with an elevation gain of 1,050 feet. It takes between one hour and one and half hours to reach the upper waterfalls. There is both an Upper and Lower Bear Creek Falls. Expect to see bikers and an occasional horseback rider on this multi-use trail.

Getting There

Bear Creek Preserve Telluride Colorado
Bear Creek Preserve. Photo: Michael Wyszomierski

From Telluride – Drive onto Colorado Avenue in downtown and turn south onto Pine Street. This continues for a few blocks before becoming a dirt road. This is Bear Creek Trail. Look for parking and start the hike. Follow to a welcome sign for the 325-acre Bear Creek Preserve.

Bear Creek Falls Trail connects with Wasatch Trail, which continues up the canyon. You can meet up with Telluride Ski Area from Wasatch, or even to Bridal Veil Basin, which has another popular waterfall.

There’s another Bear Creek Falls in Ouray, not to be confused with this one in Telluride.

Bear Creek Falls Telluride Waterfall
Bear Creek Falls near Telluride. Photo: Michael Wyszomierski
Bear Creek Falls Telluride CO
Bear Creek Falls, Telluride, CO. Photo by: Cody Wellons
Bear Creek Falls Telluride
End of trail on Bear Creek, looking back. Photo: jypsygen

Details

Address: Telluride, CO

Season: June to October

Length: 2.3 miles one-way

Website: fs.usda.gov/…

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