AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

McCormack Reservoir

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

McCormack Reservoir is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Bastrop Beach, TX. The route reaches McCormack Reservoir at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 10 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.14475, -95.31921
Nearest town Bastrop Beach, TX
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McCormack Reservoir

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 5–10 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.14475, -95.31921

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftReach McCormack Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 1.1 miArrive 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/mccormack-reservoir-out-back-4-km-f627

Weather

Sunrise 7:09 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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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