Soil Conservation Service Site 3b Reservoir via Hike and Bike Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 51 min

Soil Conservation Service Site 3b Reservoir via Hike and Bike Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Buckner, TX. The route reaches Soil Conservation Service Site 3b Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi620 – 725 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.19859, -96.72153
Nearest town Buckner, TX

Directions

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Soil Conservation Service Site 3b Reservoir via Hike and Bike Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 51 min

Elevation 620–725 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.19859, -96.72153

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right onto Hike and Bike Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftReach Soil Conservation Service Site 3b Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 400 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  20. 400 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  21. 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 surface

54% paved46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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