Hollister Road Retention Basin & Hollister Road Retention Basin Loop via White Oak Bayou Hike & Bike Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Hollister Road Retention Basin & Hollister Road Retention Basin Loop via White Oak Bayou Hike & Bike Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Brookhollow West, TX. The route reaches Hollister Road Retention Basin at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. 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 mi75 – 98 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.88172, -95.54095
Nearest town Brookhollow West, TX

Directions

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Hollister Road Retention Basin & Hollister Road Retention Basin Loop via White Oak Bayou Hike & Bike Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 74–98 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.88172, -95.54095

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Hike & Bike Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 2.7 miContinue straight onto Hollister Road Retention Basin Loop, heading E.
  5. 50 ftReach Hollister Road Retention Basin, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Hike & Bike Trail, heading E.
  7. 2.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 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

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead