Bayou Trail–Bluestem Trail, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 40 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Bayou Trail–Bluestem Trail, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Brazos Bend State Park near English, TX. It is mostly level, with 40 ft of elevation gain. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bayou Trail–Bluestem Trail, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 40 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 12–52 ft
Out & Back · Brazos Bend State Park
Trailhead: 29.38395, -95.57270
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Riverview Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Bluestem Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Bayou Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Bluestem Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Bluestem Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto Riverview Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:03 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:23 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:47 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Bluestem Trail–Red Buckeye Trail, 4 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 40 ft
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