Bear Valley-Glen-Coast Loop
Trail length: 9.8 miles lollipop loop
Terrain: bay, fir forest, coastal scrub
Restroom? Yes (at the Bear Valley visitor center and parking lot, and at Divide Meadow on the Bear Valley Trail)
Parking: Bear Valley
Dates visited: 10/16/22
Starting at the Bear Valley Trailhead
Hike or bike 3.1 miles on the Bear Valley Trail to the Glen Trail. Lock your bike in the rack. No bikes beyond this point (3.1 miles)
Hike the Glen Trail to the Y intersection of the Glen Trail and Glen Camp Loop (0.6 miles). Go right, uphill on the Glen Trail to the Glen Spur North Trail (0.4 miles).
Follow the Glen Spur North trail through coastal scrub then forest to the Coast Trail (0.3 miles).
Turn right on the Coast Trail and hike to the Bear Valley Trail (1.4 miles). Enjoy beautiful ocean views.
Take Bear Valley back to the trailhead, an easy mostly-flat stroll (4.0 miles). The first mile is less traveled and peaceful. It begins with a bishop pine tunnel and goes through deep, shady forest with thick ferns on the left and a creek on the right. (If you are biking, hike 0.9 miles back to the bike rack at the intersection of the Glen Trail, and bike back 3.1 miles.)
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