Bear Creek Eastern Trail via Big Bear Creek Greenbelt
5 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Bear Creek Eastern Trail via Big Bear Creek Greenbelt is a 5-mile out-and-back in The Parks at Town Center near Keller, TX. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bear Creek Eastern Trail via Big Bear Creek Greenbelt
5 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 624–674 ft
Out & Back · The Parks at Town Center
Trailhead: Town Center Trail · 32.93093, -97.22711
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Big Bear Creek Greenbelt, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bear Creek Eastern Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Bear Creek Eastern Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Big Bear Creek Greenbelt, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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