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Mason Creek Park Hike & Bike Trails

Rick Rice Pond & Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Rick Rice Pond & Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail is a 2.1-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 – 125 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail 29.78458, -95.74769
Nearest town Mason Park West, TX
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Rick Rice Pond & Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Elevation 101–124 ft

Out & Back · Mason Creek Park Hike & Bike Trails

Trailhead: Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail · 29.78458, -95.74769

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miPass Rick Rice Pond.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miReach Rick Rice Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.8 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/rick-rice-pond-rick-rice-pond-out-back-3-lakes-3-km

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:12 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 7:46 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Mason Park West, Texas