Rufe Snow Trail via Big Bear Creek Greenbelt
5.6 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Rufe Snow Trail via Big Bear Creek Greenbelt is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in The Parks at Town Center near Keller, TX. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rufe Snow Trail via Big Bear Creek Greenbelt
5.6 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 624–723 ft
Out & Back · The Parks at Town Center
Trailhead: 32.92458, -97.20891
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Big Bear Creek Greenbelt, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Rufe Snow Trail, heading W.
- 1 miReach Rufe Snow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right onto Big Bear Creek Greenbelt, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Big Bear Creek Greenbelt 3.7 mi · ▲ 59 ft
- Big Bear Creek Greenbelt 2.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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