1.4 miles
Distance
142 ft
Climb
-143 ft
Descent
00:11:46
Avg time
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Bears Best Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Bear’s Best
    Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #6180 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #47002 in Trail Running
    • #32915 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 50 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking

Desert trails with a rocky washes, bridges, and flowing singletrack. The trails are mostly gentle climbs and can be combined for miles of fun, right in the city. Used to be a lot bigger, but now you can only skirt the outside.

This trail is unsanctioned.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Bears Best mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,060 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,201 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,062 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,061 ft
  • Grade max
    -16.6%
  • Grade min
    17.4%
  • Distance climb
    3,114 ft
  • Distance down
    2,589 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,322 ft
  • Avg time
    00:11:46
  • Avg reverse time
    00:16:15
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Status:
on Jan 16, 2025
Very Dry
Avg: 4 (13 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Bears Best Trail Reports

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      Jan 16, 2025 @ 2:31pm
      Jan 16, 2025
      		 Loose and rocky
      Sep 29, 2024 @ 7:12am
      Sep 29, 2024
      Sep 22, 2024 @ 11:30am
      Sep 22, 2024
      Sep 22, 2024 @ 11:30am
      Sep 22, 2024
      Sep 20, 2024 @ 11:07am
      Sep 20, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 58 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,219 rides
      • Last: May 11, 2025

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      25 |
      Oct 19, 2024 @ 11:06am
      Oct 19, 2024
      173 |
      Mar 8, 2023 @ 11:49am
      Mar 8, 2023
      84 |
      Mar 8, 2023 @ 11:49am
      Mar 8, 2023
      98 |
      Sep 16, 2022 @ 9:56pm
      Sep 16, 2022

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      good little crash
      240 | Feb 3, 2022 , Las Vegas
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      0:21 | 633 | Mar 15, 2018 , Las Vegas
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