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.
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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
- Start on Creekfield Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Creekfield Lake.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Roadside Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Bluestem Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bayou Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Creekwood Lake Trail - Short, heading NW.
- 2.6 miReach Creekfield Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miSharp right onto Bayou Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bluestem Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Roadside Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Creekfield Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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.
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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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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