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Hollister Road Retention Basin–Hollister Road Retention Basin Loop, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Hollister Road Retention Basin–Hollister Road Retention Basin Loop, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Creekside Estates South, TX. The route reaches Hollister Road Retention Basin. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 92 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.87670, -95.52367
Nearest town Creekside Estates South, TX
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Hollister Road Retention Basin–Hollister Road Retention Basin Loop, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 72–93 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.87670, -95.52367

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Hike & Bike Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.2 miPass Hollister Road Retention Basin.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hollister Road Retention Basin Loop, heading E.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Hike & Bike Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  7. 1 miReach Hollister Road Retention Basin, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1 miContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Hike & Bike Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hollister Road Retention Basin Loop, heading W.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Hike & Bike Trail, heading W.
  11. 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 150 ftArrive 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/hollister-road-retention-basin-hollister-road-retention-basin-loop-out-back-3-sights-8-km

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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