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Mason Creek Park Hike & Bike Trails

Rick Rice Pond–Mason Creek 07 Trail, 3 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Rick Rice Pond–Mason Creek 07 Trail, 3 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Mason Creek Park Hike & Bike Trails near Mason Park West, TX. The route reaches Rick Rice Pond. 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 mi102 – 128 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.77760, -95.73772
Nearest town Mason Park West, TX
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Rick Rice Pond–Mason Creek 07 Trail, 3 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 101–127 ft

Out & Back · Mason Creek Park Hike & Bike Trails

Trailhead: 29.77760, -95.73772

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Transit-accessible: Kingsland Park & Ride stop 753 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Rick Rice Outer Loop Path, heading W.
  3. 400 ftPass Rick Rice Pond.
  4. 350 ftTurn right onto Rick Rice Path, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mason Creek 07 Trail, heading E.
  12. 2.6 miReach Rick Rice Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 2.6 miTurn left onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail, heading E.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading E.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Rick Rice Path, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rick Rice Outer Loop Path, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  23. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rick-rice-pond-out-back

Trail surface

95% paved3% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Kingsland Park & Ride stop 753 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Mason Park West, Texas