Freedom Park

Barker Reservoir & Freedom Park Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Barker Reservoir & Freedom Park Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Freedom Park near West Oaks Village, TX. The route reaches Barker Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 102 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.72894, -95.72013
Nearest town West Oaks Village, TX

Directions

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Barker Reservoir & Freedom Park Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 87–100 ft

Out & Back · Freedom Park

Trailhead: 29.72894, -95.72013

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Barker Reservoir.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Freedom Park Trail, heading W.
  4. 2 miReach Barker Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

89% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead