AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Barbecue Run–Creekside, 5 sights

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Barbecue Run–Creekside, 5 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back near Lakewood West, TX. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi102 – 121 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Waterfall 29.98543, -95.58558
Nearest town Lakewood West, TX
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Barbecue Run–Creekside, 5 sights

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 101–122 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Waterfall · 29.98543, -95.58558

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

  1. Start on Waterfall, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Creekside, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 300 ftBear left onto Rabbit Run, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Creekside, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Fast and Furious, heading W.
  7. 450 ftBear right onto Creekside, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftBear right onto Barbecue Run, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miReach Waterfall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 450 ftBear left onto Fast and Furious, heading N.
  16. 450 ftContinue straight onto Creekside, heading SE.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rabbit Run, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  19. 300 ftTurn left onto Creekside, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Waterfall, heading NW.
  21. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/barbecue-run-creekside-out-back-5-sights-5-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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