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

4.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Soil Conservation Service Site 3b Reservoir via Hike and Bike Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Buckner, TX. The route reaches Soil Conservation Service Site 3b Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 725 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.19871, -96.70679
Nearest town Buckner, TX

Directions

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

4.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 655–724 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.19871, -96.70679

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Hike and Bike Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miReach Soil Conservation Service Site 3b Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 1.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 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

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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