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Trinity River - Mountain Creek Preserve

Bear Slough & Campion Trail South

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Bear Slough & Campion Trail South is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Trinity River - Mountain Creek Preserve near Eagle Ford, TX. The route reaches Bear Slough at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi397 – 427 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.79973, -96.91129
Nearest town Eagle Ford, TX
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Bear Slough & Campion Trail South

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 397–426 ft

Out & Back · Trinity River - Mountain Creek Preserve

Trailhead: 32.79973, -96.91129

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftBear left onto Campion Trail South, heading SW.
  14. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Campión Trail South, heading W.
  15. 150 ftBear left onto Campion Trail South, heading W.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miReach Bear Slough, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 300 ftBear right onto Campión Trail South, heading E.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Campion Trail South, heading E.
  21. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  22. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  24. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  26. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  29. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  31. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bear-slough-bear-slough-out-back-3-lakes-7-km-015c

Trail surface

47% paved3% dirt1% boardwalk49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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