Risky Pond & Bear Creek Eastern Trail via Big Bear Creek Greenbelt
7.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Risky Pond & Bear Creek Eastern Trail via Big Bear Creek Greenbelt is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in The Parks at Town Center near Keller, TX. The route reaches Risky Pond at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Risky Pond & Bear Creek Eastern Trail via Big Bear Creek Greenbelt
7.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 610–674 ft
Out & Back · The Parks at Town Center
Trailhead: 32.92675, -97.24406
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Big Bear Creek Greenbelt, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Keller Rock Art Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Big Bear Creek Greenbelt, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Eastern Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Risky Pond.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftReach Risky Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Big Bear Creek Greenbelt, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Big Bear Creek Greenbelt 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Big Bear Creek Greenbelt 1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Keller Sports Park Loop via Big Bear Creek Greenbelt 2.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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