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Mason Creek Park Hike & Bike Trails

Rick Rice Viewpoint–Rick Rice Pond, 3 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Rick Rice Viewpoint–Rick Rice Pond, 3 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Mason Creek Park Hike & Bike Trails near Cimarron, TX. The route passes Rick Rice Pond before reaching Rick Rice Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. 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 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.77220, -95.75250
Nearest town Cimarron, TX
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Rick Rice Viewpoint–Rick Rice Pond, 3 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 101–123 ft

Out & Back · Mason Creek Park Hike & Bike Trails

Trailhead: 29.77220, -95.75250

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Mason Creek 07 Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miPass Rick Rice Pond.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 250 ftReach Rick Rice Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mason Creek 07 Trail, heading SE.
  16. 1.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  17. 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-viewpoint-rick-rice-pond-out-back-4-lakes-6-km

Trail surface

94% paved2% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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