Name: Shearer Creek Trail #558
Rating: 3.5

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3.5 from 2 votes

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in Southwest Rockies

#1,736

in Colorado

#21,341

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Aug 4, 2019

Megan C

By pup treed a bear cub just over 1.5 miles in past the creek crossings. Bear was likely feeding on raspberries along the trail. 1.5mi

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Shearer Creek Trail #558

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Point to Point

10,198' 3,108 m

7,579' 2,310 m

2,757' 840 m

139' 42 m

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