AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cedar Creek Reservoir

5.5 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Cedar Creek Reservoir is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Trinidad, TX. The route reaches Cedar Creek Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 60 ft of elevation gain. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi279 – 341 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.17989, -96.09989
Nearest town Trinidad, TX
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Cedar Creek Reservoir

5.5 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 278–341 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 32.17989, -96.09989

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miPass Cedar Creek Reservoir.
  3. 1.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.9 miReach Cedar Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cedar-creek-reservoir-out-back-9-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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