Mason Creek Park Hike & Bike Trails

Barker Reservoir & Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Barker Reservoir & Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Mason Creek Park Hike & Bike Trails near Windsor Park Lakes, 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 mi89 – 105 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76629, -95.70208
Nearest town Windsor Park Lakes, TX

Directions

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Barker Reservoir & Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 88–105 ft

Out & Back · Mason Creek Park Hike & Bike Trails

Trailhead: 29.76629, -95.70208

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftSharp left onto Gary and Bonnie Trietsch Park Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left onto Gary and Bonnie Trietsch South Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miBear right onto Otto S. Glazer Memorial Bridge, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miPass Barker Reservoir.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miReach Barker Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1 miTurn right onto Otto S. Glazer Memorial Bridge, heading W.
  10. 200 ftBear left onto Gary and Bonnie Trietsch South Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miSharp right onto Gary and Bonnie Trietsch Park Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  13. 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 surface

63% paved37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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