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Rick Rice Pond–Gary and Bonnie Trietsch South Trail, 4 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Rick Rice Pond–Gary and Bonnie Trietsch South Trail, 4 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Mason Creek Park Hike & Bike Trails near Parkway West, TX. The route reaches Rick Rice Pond. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi89 – 121 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rick Rice Path 29.78286, -95.73937
Nearest town Parkway West, TX
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Rick Rice Pond–Gary and Bonnie Trietsch South Trail, 4 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 88–123 ft

Out & Back · Mason Creek Park Hike & Bike Trails

Trailhead: Rick Rice Path · 29.78286, -95.73937

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

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rick Rice Path, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Rick Rice Pond.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading SE.
  9. 1.7 miTurn left onto Otto S. Glazer Memorial Bridge, heading SE.
  10. 200 ftBear left onto Gary and Bonnie Trietsch South Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miBear left onto Gary and Bonnie Trietsch Park Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miReach Rick Rice Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miBear right onto Gary and Bonnie Trietsch South Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.7 miBear right onto Otto S. Glazer Memorial Bridge, heading S.
  18. 200 ftTurn right onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading S.
  19. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading NW.
  21. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail, heading NW.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 250 ftTurn right onto Rick Rice Path, heading NW.
  25. 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-rick-rice-pond-out-back-5-sights-12-km

Trail surface

76% paved1% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Parkway West, Texas