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Village Creek

River Legacy MTB Trail

14.6 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 4 hr 54 min

River Legacy MTB Trail is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Village Creek near Pantego, TX. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 489 ft15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.73886, -97.16621
Nearest town Pantego, TX
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River Legacy MTB Trail

14.6 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 4 hr 54 min

Elevation 445–490 ft

Out & Back · Village Creek

Trailhead: 32.73886, -97.16621

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. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 4.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftBear left onto River Legacy MTB Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  20. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  26. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  34. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  35. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  36. 4.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  37. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  38. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  39. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  40. 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/river-legacy-mtb-trail-out-back-23-km-5d35

Trail surface

72% paved17% dirt11% 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 4.6 mi in (~111 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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