Hale Lake–Creekfield Lake, 5 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Hale Lake–Creekfield Lake, 5 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Brazos Bend State Park near English, TX. The route passes Creekfield Lake before reaching Hale Lake at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hale Lake–Creekfield Lake, 5 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 15–65 ft
Out & Back · Brazos Bend State Park
Trailhead: 29.37565, -95.59667
Weather Sep 20: Partly cloudy, high 96°F / low 72° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Creekfield Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Creekfield Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Roadside Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Bluestem Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Bluestem Trail; White Oak Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Hale Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Bluestem Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Roadside Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Creekfield Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
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 7:47 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Creekfield Lake–Bayou Trail, 5 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Creekfield Lake–Bayou Trail, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Hale Lake–Creekfield Lake, 4 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Elm Lake–Creekfield Lake Loop, 3 lakes 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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