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The Parks at Town Center

Risky Pond–Bear Creek Eastern Trail, 3 sights

8.7 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Risky Pond–Bear Creek Eastern Trail, 3 sights is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in The Parks at Town Center near Keller, TX. The route reaches Risky Pond at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi617 – 682 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Keller Sports Park Loop 32.92858, -97.25810
Nearest town Keller, TX
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Risky Pond–Bear Creek Eastern Trail, 3 sights

8.7 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 617–683 ft

Out & Back · The Parks at Town Center

Trailhead: Keller Sports Park Loop · 32.92858, -97.25810

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Keller Sports Park Loop, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Big Bear Creek Greenbelt, heading E.
  4. 1.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 1.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Eastern Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miPass Risky Pond.
  18. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 450 ftReach Risky Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  22. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  26. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Big Bear Creek Greenbelt, heading N.
  27. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  33. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  36. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Keller Sports Park Loop, heading W.
  37. 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/risky-pond-risky-pond-out-back-4-sights-14-km-d598

Trail surface

23% paved77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:17 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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