Rick Rice Pond via Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Rick Rice Pond via Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Parkway West, TX. The route reaches Rick Rice Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rick Rice Pond via Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Elevation 105–124 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 29.78132, -95.73611
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Rick Rice Outer Loop Path, heading SW.
- 350 ftPass Rick Rice Pond.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Rick Rice Path, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Rick Rice Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rick Rice Path, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Rick Rice Outer Loop Path, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rick Rice Pond–Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, 4 sights 8.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Barker Reservoir–Rick Rice Pond, 4 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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