Brazos Bend State Park

Creekfield Lake–Bayou Trail, 5 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Creekfield Lake–Bayou Trail, 5 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Brazos Bend State Park near Lochridge, TX. The route reaches Creekfield Lake. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 69 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Creekfield Lake Trail 29.37371, -95.59714
Nearest town Lochridge, TX

Directions

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Creekfield Lake–Bayou Trail, 5 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Elevation 15–69 ft

Out & Back · Brazos Bend State Park

Trailhead: Creekfield Lake Trail · 29.37371, -95.59714

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Creekfield Lake Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Creekfield Lake.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Roadside Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Bluestem Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bayou Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.8 miSharp left onto Creekwood Lake Trail - Short, heading NW.
  7. 2.6 miReach Creekfield Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 2.6 miSharp right onto Bayou Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bluestem Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miBear right onto Roadside Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Creekfield Lake Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 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

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:02 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:23 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:47 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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