McCormack Reservoir
6.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 2 min
McCormack Reservoir is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Bastrop Beach, TX. The route reaches McCormack Reservoir at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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McCormack Reservoir
6.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 3–10 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 29.14475, -95.31921
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 400 ftReach McCormack Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 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 7:02 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:22 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:45 PM.
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- McCormack Reservoir 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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