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Mason Creek Park Hike & Bike Trails

Rick Rice Viewpoint–Rick Rice Pond, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Rick Rice Viewpoint–Rick Rice Pond, 4 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Mason Creek Park Hike & Bike Trails near Windsor Park Lakes, TX. The route passes Rick Rice Pond before reaching Rick Rice Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 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 mi95 – 118 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.75508, -95.71700
Nearest town Windsor Park Lakes, TX
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Rick Rice Viewpoint–Rick Rice Pond, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 94–116 ft

Out & Back · Mason Creek Park Hike & Bike Trails

Trailhead: 29.75508, -95.71700

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miPass Rick Rice Pond.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftReach Rick Rice Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading S.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike and Bike Trail, heading S.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Hike & Bike Trail, heading S.
  14. 1.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 400 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-5-sights-7-km

Trail surface

83% paved2% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:03 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:23 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:47 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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