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Falcon Creek Running Trail via Hike and Bike Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Falcon Creek Running Trail via Hike and Bike Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Buckner, TX. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi669 – 771 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.19871, -96.70679
Nearest town Buckner, TX
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Falcon Creek Running Trail via Hike and Bike Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 669–771 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.19871, -96.70679

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hike and Bike Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Falcon Creek Running Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miReach Falcon Creek Running Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miSharp right onto Hike and Bike Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.3 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/falcon-creek-running-trail-out-back-8-km-a136

Trail surface

17% paved83% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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