Bayou Trail & Bluestem Trail via Creekwood Lake Trail - Short
5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Bayou Trail & Bluestem Trail via Creekwood Lake Trail - Short is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Brazos Bend State Park near English, TX. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bayou Trail & Bluestem Trail via Creekwood Lake Trail - Short
5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 39–54 ft
Out & Back · Brazos Bend State Park
Trailhead: Bluestem Trail · 29.37909, -95.58375
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bluestem Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bayou Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Creekwood Lake Trail - Short, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Bluestem Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Bayou Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bluestem Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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