Bear Creek Mountain Road 773

Total Miles
3.2

Elevation

551.03 ft

Duration

0.75 Hours

Technical Rating

2

Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Trail Overview

Bear Creek Mountain trail is an off-roading "Jeep" trail as designated by the sign. The surface is mostly dirt with a lot of pine needles on the road. There are some bigger rock,s especially at the south end, but nothing that would hurt the differential if you have a high-clearance vehicle. Cars are not recommended along this route at all. It is very narrow with lots of brush and trees that could scrape the paint. It's also steep, technical, and washed out. If you come from the east, you can take the side spur trails and explore those first. They're off Gladstone 11. Then hit Powell Mountain Road which leads to Bear Creek.

Photos of Bear Creek Mountain Road 773

Bear Creek Mountain Road 773
Bear Creek Mountain Road 773

Difficulty

This is a very narrow trail with lots of branches, bushes, and steep hill climbs/descents. It is one lane only with no area to pass. The trail is heavily traveled by SxS and ATVs.

History

Bear Creek East Loop Trail Information-https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5084309.pdf

Technical Rating

2

Access Description

From Rover, Arkansas take highway 27 south then left onto Gladstone 11. Take that road east for 7.3 miles then north(left) onto Powell Mountain Road 773. Powell Mountain 773 is the start to Bear Creek Mountain.

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