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Sugar Land Memorial Park

Barbed Wire & Brazos Bend via Tower Loop

6.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Barbed Wire & Brazos Bend via Tower Loop is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Sugar Land Memorial Park near New Territory, TX. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 79 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.57858, -95.64812
Nearest town New Territory, TX
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Barbed Wire & Brazos Bend via Tower Loop

6.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 56–79 ft

Out & Back · Sugar Land Memorial Park

Trailhead: 29.57858, -95.64812

Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 97°F / low 76° · precip 13% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tower Loop, heading N.
  16. 500 ftTurn right onto Brazos Bend, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Copperhead, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto Brazos Bend, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Copperhead, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brazos Bend, heading W.
  21. 250 ftTurn right onto Barbed Wire, heading W.
  22. 100 ftReach Brazos Bend, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 100 ftTurn left onto Brazos Bend, heading NE.
  24. 250 ftContinue straight onto Copperhead, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Brazos Bend, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Copperhead, heading NE.
  28. 100 ftContinue straight onto Brazos Bend, heading NE.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tower Loop, heading N.
  30. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  31. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  35. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  37. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  39. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  40. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  41. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  42. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  43. 50 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/barbed-wire-brazos-bend-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

57% paved15% dirt12% gravel16% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 97°F76°
Precip13%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity94%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 7:12 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:21 PM
Wed 98°76°
Thu 99°79°
Fri 98°78°
Sat 97°77°
Sun 91°77°
Mon 94°74° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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