Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area · Kentucky, Tennessee

Bear Creek Loop

5.1 mi of trail, end to end · about 400 ft of climbing · 1,000 ft of descent · 791 ft–1,349 ft · motorized, non-motorized

Campgrounds

1,198 ft 808 ft · 1.9 mi high 1,198 ft

Along the way Bear Creek Horse Camp

On the parks map

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.