Brazos Bend State Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 56 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bluestem Trail 29.37909, -95.58375
Nearest town English, TX

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Bluestem Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bayou Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miSharp left onto Creekwood Lake Trail - Short, heading NW.
  4. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftReach Bluestem Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.2 miSharp right onto Bayou Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bluestem Trail, heading S.
  8. 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.

Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:23 PM

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

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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