Brazos Bend State Park

Creekwood Lake Trail - Short

7.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Creekwood Lake Trail - Short is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Brazos Bend State Park near English, TX. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 52 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.39725, -95.55260
Nearest town English, TX

Directions

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Creekwood Lake Trail - Short

7.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 39–53 ft

Out & Back · Brazos Bend State Park

Trailhead: 29.39725, -95.55260

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

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bayou Trail, heading W.
  4. 2.4 miBear right onto Creekwood Lake Trail - Short, heading SW.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftReach Creekwood Lake Trail - Short, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.2 miBear left onto Bayou Trail, heading NE.
  8. 2.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 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

33% dirt67% 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 7:03 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 7:46 PM.

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