Mississippi Lake / Bear Mountain from Coe HQ Miles Total Pct.
0.0 0.0 0.0%
1 From Coe HQ, head out on Corral Trail 0.6 0.6 2.3%
2 Turn right on Manzanita Point Road 0.9 1.5 5.7%
3 Take the left fork and head down to Poverty Flat 1.7 3.2 12.1%
4 Cross the creek and continue on Poverty Flat Road 1.5 4.7 17.7%
5 Turn right and head down Mahoney Meadows Trail to Los Cruzeros 0.5 5.2 19.6%
6 Cross the creek and head up Willow Ridge Trail 1.6 6.8 25.7%
7 Turn left on Willow Ridge Road 0.8 7.6 28.7%
8 Turn right on Rat Spring Trail (optional 0.2 mile round-trip to the delightfully named Rat Spring at the 0.3 mile mark of this segment) 0.9 8.5 32.1%
9 Turn left on Pacheco Creek Trail 0.3 8.8 33.2%
10 Turn right on Canteen Trail 0.7 9.5 35.8%
11 Turn left on Pacheco Ridge Road 1.4 10.9 41.1%
12 Turn right on Willow Ridge Road to Mississippi Lake 0.8 11.7 44.2%
13 Continue along the west bank of the lake (Willow Ridge Road) to the north end of the lake.  There's a picnic area (and rest room) about 0.2 miles before the end of this section. 1.4 13.1 49.4%
14 Turn left on Bear Spring Road 1.1 14.2 53.6%
15 Turn right on Bear Spring Trail and start climbing 1.2 15.4 58.1%
16 Turn left on County Line Road and head up to Bear Mountain Peak 0.1 15.5 58.5%
17 Head down Bear Mountain Road 2.7 18.2 68.7%
18 Continue south along the creek  1.7 19.9 75.1%
19 At the T-junction of the two creeks (near Arnold Horse Camp), cross the final creek, then turn right and head up Blue Ridge Road.  The signage is a little confusing here -- don’t take the right turn before the creek crossing as it will take you up the Rock House Ridge instead. 0.9 20.8 78.5%
20 Turn left on Poverty Flat Road and head back to Poverty Flat 2.5 23.3 87.9%
23 Cross the creek at Poverty Flat and head up the other side back towards Coe HQ (final torture!) 1.7 25.0 94.3%
24 Continue on Manzanita Point Road towards HQ 0.9 25.9 97.7%
25 Turn left on Corral Trail and finally back to HQ (if it's dark, stay on the main road) 0.6 26.5 100.0%