Brazos Bend State Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 52 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.38395, -95.57270
Nearest town English, TX

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 300 ftTurn left onto Riverview Trail, heading S.
  3. 300 ftTurn right onto Bluestem Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1 miTurn right onto Bayou Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miReach Bluestem Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left onto Bluestem Trail, heading E.
  7. 1 miTurn left onto Riverview Trail, heading NE.
  8. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 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

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:23 PM

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.

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