Brazos Bend State Park

Hale Lake–Creekfield Lake, 6 sights

6 mi · ▲ 61 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Hale Lake–Creekfield Lake, 6 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Brazos Bend State Park near English, TX. The route passes Creekfield Lake before reaching Hale Lake at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 61 ft of elevation gain. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 62 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.38163, -95.59869
Nearest town English, TX

Directions

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Hale Lake–Creekfield Lake, 6 sights

6 mi · ▲ 61 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 15–62 ft

Out & Back · Brazos Bend State Park

Trailhead: 29.38163, -95.59869

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miPass Creekfield Lake.
  5. 100 ftTurn left onto Creekfield Lake Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Roadside Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Bluestem Trail, heading NE.
  8. 1.4 miSharp right onto Bluestem Trail; White Oak Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miReach Hale Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miSharp left onto Bluestem Trail, heading SE.
  11. 1.4 miBear right onto Roadside Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miBear right onto Creekfield Lake Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 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

10% paved90% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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