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Village Creek

River Legacy MTB Trail

12.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 11 min

River Legacy MTB Trail is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Village Creek near Pantego, TX. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi459 – 502 ft13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.73201, -97.17063
Nearest town Pantego, TX
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River Legacy MTB Trail

12.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 11 min

Elevation 459–501 ft

Out & Back · Village Creek

Trailhead: 32.73201, -97.17063

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 97°F / low 75° · precip 8% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 4.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftTurn right onto River Legacy MTB Trail, heading N.
  16. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 4.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  29. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  30. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  31. 0.6 miArrive 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/river-legacy-mtb-trail-out-back-20-km-3c1a

Trail surface

81% paved19% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 97°F75°
Precip8%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity77%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 7:18 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Wed 98°75°
Thu 97°81°
Fri 96°78°
Sat 95°79°
Sun 98°81° 17%
Mon 99°79°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~127 min). Leave by 5:00 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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