Can Bears Run Down Hill?

You will never outrun a bear, no matter how hard you try! Bears can run both up hill and down hill it they wan to and this falacy that they can't run down hill is just a myth. Black and brown bears can out run a human on any terrain and although many will tell you that if you see a bear, you should run downhill, don't try it!
If you do encount Hair Bear Bunch, back away very slowly and try to keep more space bewteen you and the bear. If there is a tree available, climb it! However, bear in mind (no punn intended there) that the bear can also climb trees! Black bears can climb well, but grizzly bears can only climb short distances. If you have to climb away from a bear, make sure that you climb at least 33 feet up. This gives the bear less chance to pull you off. Once up the tree, most bears will retreat because they don't particulary like tree-climbing. Once the bear has given up, only come back down the tree when the coast is clear.

Yes, bears Run Down Hill

I was once eaten by a bear and it was not fun. I only avoided certain death by running downhill and escaping by swimming into shark infested waters. Luckily sharks cannot sense bleeding animals in the water, so I was able to swim the 2 miles to mainland without further incident. I can only thank God and the bear's in-ability to run downhill, for my being alive right now and being able to inform the rest of you about bear escape techniques.