Joe B. Barnes Regional Park

Bird Trail–East Trail, 3 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 59 min

Bird Trail–East Trail, 3 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Joe B. Barnes Regional Park near Midwest City, OK. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,184 – 1,221 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.46244, -97.37171
Nearest town Midwest City, OK

Directions

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Bird Trail–East Trail, 3 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 59 min

Elevation 1,183–1,220 ft

Out & Back · Joe B. Barnes Regional Park

Trailhead: 35.46244, -97.37171

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto East Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Joe B Barnes Drive, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto East Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Soldier Creek Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Bird Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miBear right onto Soldier Creek Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bird Trail, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Soldier Creek Trail, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftReach East Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Bird Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Soldier Creek Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Bird Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Soldier Creek Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right onto East Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Joe B Barnes Drive, heading E.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto East Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 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 surface

92% paved7% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:17 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:11 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:31 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:56 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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