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Rick Rice Pond–Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, 4 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Rick Rice Pond–Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, 4 sights is an 8.9-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 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.78132, -95.73611
Nearest town Parkway West, TX
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Rick Rice Pond–Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, 4 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 88–120 ft

Out & Back · Mason Creek Park Hike & Bike Trails

Trailhead: 29.78132, -95.73611

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Rick Rice Outer Loop Path, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftPass Rick Rice Pond.
  4. 450 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 SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading SE.
  11. 1.7 miTurn left onto Otto S. Glazer Memorial Bridge, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftBear left onto Gary and Bonnie Trietsch South Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.6 miSharp right onto Gary and Bonnie Trietsch Park Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miBear left onto South Greenhouse Road Sidepath, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miReach Rick Rice Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 150 ftBear right onto Gary and Bonnie Trietsch Park Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.7 miSharp left onto Gary and Bonnie Trietsch South Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.6 miBear right onto Otto S. Glazer Memorial Bridge, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftTurn right onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading SW.
  23. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading NW.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Rick Rice Path, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rick Rice Outer Loop Path, heading NW.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 300 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-14-km

Trail surface

71% paved9% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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