Soil Conservation Service Site 3b Reservoir via Hike and Bike Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Soil Conservation Service Site 3b Reservoir via Hike and Bike Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Rhea Mills, TX. The route reaches Soil Conservation Service Site 3b Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 302 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Soil Conservation Service Site 3b Reservoir via Hike and Bike Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 620–775 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.19485, -96.73493
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Hike and Bike Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Soil Conservation Service Site 3b Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 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 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 4 min before dark.
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- Hike and Bike Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 225 ft
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