North Shore Bell's Trailhead to 5 Points Junction
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MikeHikes - 11/26/2014
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Distance: 10.00 Miles
Duration: 4 hours, 15 minutes
Out Bell's Trailhead > Dinosaur Trail > Upper Big Hill > Dinosaur Trail > Badlands > River Bend > 5 Points Junction 5.6 miles
Return 5 Points Junction > Flintstone Trail > Javalina > service road (East) > Lower Ghost Camp > South Slick Rock > service road (North) > Scenic Loop > service road (North then East then North) > Shady Trail > Bell's Trailhead 4.4 miles
Temps started in the upper 40's which rose to mid 60's, sunny and light winds - perfect hiking weather! There was no one on the trail but of course, there was trash - two bags full of tape used to mark the trails for a mountain bike race of three weeks ago as well as numerous GU and Clif Shot Bloks empty packages. Guess the racers were too focused on the race to realize they were trashing the trails they used.
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Water, info kiosk, shade available on Dinosaur Trail by the tracks.
Water, info kiosk, shade available at 5 Points Junction - this is the last place to get water on the route I've listed.
Info kiosk and shade available at Cougar Lookout (junction of Flintstone and Javalina Trails).
Info kiosk, shade and dry toilets available at Upper Ghost Camp near the end of the Lower Ghost Camp Trail - water for HORSES ONLY also available.
Park Mid Section Burkett to Bell's Point
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MikeHikes - 11/23/2014
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Distance: 5.50 Miles
Duration: 2 hours
Out Burkett Park > Burkett Trail > East Potts Creek > Armadillo > Playground Trail > Bell's Point 2.2 miles
Return Bell's Point > Playground Trail (North) > service road (East) > Turkey Creek > Armadillo (East) > East Potts Creek > Burkett Trail > Burkett Park 3.3 miles
A very pleasant hike with friends - nice temps, nice wind, sunny day. All in all just a fitness hike. Didn't really see much although we did see a total of five mountain bikers and one hiker so for us, the trails were "crowded"!
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Water, info kiosk, shade, dry toilets available at Burkett Park.
Water, info kiosk and shade available at Bell's Point.
South Shore Playground to Armadillo Ridge
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MikeHikes - 11/19/2014
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Distance: 10.50 Miles
Duration: 5 hours, 30 minutes
Out Playground parking area > Chaparral > Red Dam Loop > Chaparral > Winding Snake > Roller Coaster > West Potts Creek > Armadillo (East) 5.7 miles
Return Armadillo > East Potts Creek > Burkett Trail > Lanky Lackey > Nature Loop > Tasajilla Flats > Playground parking area 4.8 miles
Nice day - temps cool but warmed up to 69, light cooling winds, sunny sky. Been a week or more since I hiked last in the park and it was very enjoyable. Basically, did a figure 8 with the crossing point at Burkett Park. Saw a few butterflies, birds, white tail deer and bugs. Unfortunately, I picked up enough trash along the trails to fill two plastic bags.
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Water, shade, info kiosk and toilets at Playground parking area.
Water, shade, info kiosk and dry toilets at Burkett Park.
South Shore Fitness Hike
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MikeHikes - 11/2/2014
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Distance: 2.80 Miles
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Did a quick hike along a fairly new trail. Park at the Playground parking area and walk across the road to the trail. The trail runs parallel to the South Shore's main road and follows the road along the camping areas. As far as I know, the trail has yet to be named - it is basically a bulldozed trail that forms a square.
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water, shade, info kiosk and toilets available at Playground parking area.
North Shore Bell's Trailhead to 5 points (Multi-Trail) Junction
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MikeHikes - 10/31/2014
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Distance: 8.90 Miles
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Out Bell's Trailhead > Shady Trail > service road (South) > Scenic Loop > service road (SSW) > Badlands > River Bend > 5 Points Junction 4.5 miles
Return 5 Points > Flintstone > Javalina > Lower Ghost Camp > South Slick Rock> Lower Big Hill Trail > Rocky Creek Trail > service road (NE) > Bell's Trailhead 4.4 miles
The weather was cooler with a steady northerly wind. Saw some Fall colors on the trees but nothing spectacular. A few birds were out, one snake (non-rattler) and few bugs. I was surprised to see a sunflower in full bloom and a moth sipping the nectar (photo attached). A nice hike through the park but nothing noteworthy.
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Water, shade, info kiosk available at 5 Points Junction.
Shade and info kiosk available at Cougar Outlook (at Javalina and Fintstone trail junction).
Shade, info kiosk and dry toilets available at Upper Ghost Camp (near junction of Lower Ghost Camp and South Slick Rock trails. Water for HORSES ONLY also available.
South Shore Playground to Amarillo
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MikeHikes - 10/27/2014
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Distance: 10.10 Miles
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Out Playground parking area > Tasajilla Flats > Nature Loop > Lanky Lackey > service road > Burkett Park > Burkett Trail > East Potts Creek > Armadillo 5.0 miles
Return Armadillo (West) > West Potts Creek > Roller Coaster > service road (East) > Winding Snake > Chaparral > Playground parking area 5.1 miles
A very pleasant hike today! Did a big loop on the west side of the South Shore and then returned on the east trails.
Not much wildlife although we saw a couple of white tail deer and a few birds. What is surprising to me is the fact some of the bee brush is blooming once again, just in time for the monarchs as the fly south for the winter. Saw more than one type of butterfly enjoying the sweet smelling nectar and pollen.
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Water, shade, info kiosk and toilets available at Playground parking area.
Water, shade, info kiosk and dry toilets available at Burkett Park.
South Shore Playground to Burkett Fitness Hike
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MikeHikes - 10/26/2014
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Distance: 5.10 Miles
Duration: 2 hours
Route Playground parking area > Chaparral > Winding Snake > Burkett Park > Lanky Lackey > Nature Trail > Horny Toad > Talley Valley > service road (East) > Chapparal > Playground parking area 5.1 miles
Just a hike with friends through the park. We saw a cottontail rabbit and "saved" a tree lizard by spooking a roadrunner who was hunting it - I've attached a photo of the road runner to this report.
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Water, info kiosk, shade and toilets at Playground parking area.
Water, info kiosk, shade and dry toilets at Burkett Park.
Park Mid Section Burkett Park to Cougar Lookout
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MikeHikes - 10/24/2014
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Distance: 9.40 Miles
Duration: 4 hours
Out Burkett Park > Park road (West) > Rollercoaster > West Potts Creek > Armadillo > Turkey Creek > River Bend > service road (East) > Cougar Lookout 4.7 miles
Return Cougar Lookout > Flintstone > Playground trail > Armadillo > East Potts Creek > Burkett Trail > Burkett Park 4.7 miles
Warm , pleasant day with light winds. Took my time walking and really enjoyed feeling the breeze on my skin, listening to the birds and just being with Nature. Saw lots of flowers and bees and butterflies including Monarchs. On the return leg I had to deal with some of the Longhorns kept at the park - they decided to lay on Flintstone Trail and I patiently got them up - unfortunately, they decided to walk along the trail in front of me so I was stepping around L-O-T-S of fresh cow dung. After a quarter mile or so, they decided to get off the trail as I continued on. Was concerned because there was a large bull in the group and numerous calves but nothing negative happened.
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Water, info kiosk, shade and dry toilets available at Burkett Park.
Water, info kiosk and shade available at the 5 Points Junction (where Turkey creek, River Bend and Flintstone trails meet). You will go here on both legs of the hike if you follow my route.
Info kiosk and shade available at Cougar Lookout.
Water and shade available at Bell's Point - found on the retunr leg along the Playground Trail.
South Shore Fitness Hike
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MikeHikes - 10/19/2014
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Distance: 3.50 Miles
Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Route Playground parking area > Tasajilla Flats > Nature Loop > park road to Isabel Harte entrance> old boat ramp road (SSE) > Chaparral Trail > Playground parking area 3.5 miles
A nice day to hike a short trek!! Nothing much of interest, trails were nice, saw two mountain bikers otherwise, nobody else at the park.
South Shore Playground to Multi-Trail Junction and back
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MikeHikes - 10/16/2014
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Distance: 12.40 Miles
Duration: 5 hours, 10 minutes
Out Playground parking area > Chaparral > Winding Snake > Burkett Trail > East Potts Creek > Armadillo > Playground Trail > Flintstone Trail > Multi-Trail Junction 5.8 miles
Return Turkey Creek > Armadillo > West Potts Creek > Roller Coaster > Lanky Lackey > Nature Trail > Horny Toad > Talley Valley > Chaparral > Playground Parking Area 6.6 miles
Basically, this hike went from the Playground parking area North along the eastern trails and returned from the Multi-Trail Junction - where Turkey Creek, River Bend and Flintstone Trails meet - along the western trails back to the Playground parking area.
Weather was warm (low 90's) windy and the park was quiet. Not much to see along the trail although there were some birds and a few interesting bugs (photo attached).
At the end of the hike, I was having a few hip discomforts but managed to push through and enjoy the hike.
One thing to mention - please make sure if you get water from a fountain, you ensure the faucet is turned off. The fountain at the Multi-Trail junction was not shut off and quite a lot of water was on the ground; so much so, the water coming out of the faucet was extremely low flowing due to low pressure.
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Water, shade, info kiosk, and toilets available at the Playground parking area.
Water, shade, info kiosk and dry toilets available at Burkett Park.
Water and shade available at Bell's Point (along the Playground Trail).
Water, shade, info kiosk available at the Multi-Trail Junction.
Fitness Hike
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rodavenport - 10/12/2014
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Distance: 17.00 Miles
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Getting into shape for some serious hiking in a couple of weeks. Beautiful autumn day for the hike. It had rained the night before so the trails were pretty slick in places. I acutally got to see the Longhorns that are roaming in the park.
North Shore Bell's Trailhead to Cougar Outlook
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MikeHikes - 10/8/2014
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Distance: 9.00 Miles
Duration: 4 hours, 45 minutes
Out Bell's Trailhead > service road (N then SW) > Dinosaur Trail > Big Hill > South Slick Rock > Lower Ghost Camp > service road (S) > Cougar Outlook 4.8 miles
Return Cougar Outlook > service road (W) > River Bend Trail > Badlands Trail > service road (N) > Scenic Loop > service road (NE) > Shady Trail > Bell's Trailhead 4.2 miles
Partly cloudy to start, mild temps and a light breeze made this a good day to hike. Less than 30 minutes after we started, I spotted the first of three snakes, a non-rattler, who was trying to warm up. After a little gentle prodding with a weed stalk, he slithered away. Walking along further the second snake made an appearance, a black/dark grey snake that had a light orange/red collar and looked like an overgrown worm. Got a picture of his head before he disappeared. The final snake was a brother to the second but longer - no rattles, no worries!
Saw a few mountain bikers otherwise the trails were ours. Picked up a bit more trail trash than usual but otherwise, another great day to hike at the park.
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IMPORTANT - Bring your own water to start and make sure you drink as much water as you can when you get to the Dinosaur track area - it is the ONLY place water is available on this hike.
Water, shade and info kiosk available on Dinosaur Trail near the dinosaur tracks - about a mile or more from Bell's Trailhead/parking area - this is the ONLY water available on this route.
Shade, info kiosk, dry toilets and water FOR HORSES ONLY at the Upper Ghost Camp. The park has capped off the water fountain - unknown why they did this.
Info kiosk and shade available at Cougar Outlook.
North Shore Fitness Hike
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MikeHikes - 10/5/2014
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Distance: 3.00 Miles
Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes
This was just a fitness hike in a big loop starting at Bell's Trailhead and heading South along Shady Trail and park service roads. Not much to report but the weather was nice (low 90's and a slight breeze) and the only wildlife observed were scissortail flycatchers.
We did see a group of mountain bikers (a few adults and a bunch of children) otherwise we were the only ones on the trails/roads.
One item of interest - for whatever reason, the park has capped off a water fountain at the Upper Ghost Camp. The water trough for horses is still there and full but the water fountain for humans, has been capped.
Park Mid Section Burkett to Cougar Outlook
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MikeHikes - 10/3/2014
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Distance: 9.60 Miles
Duration: 4 hours, 15 minutes
Out Burkett Park > Burkett Trail > East Potts Creek > Armadillo > Playground > Flintstone > Cougar Outlook 4.5 miles
Return Cougar Outlook > service road (West approx .25 miles) > River Bend (SSW) > Turkey Creek > Armadillo > West Potts Creek > Rollercoaster > park road (NNE) > Burkett Park 5.1 miles
Use Google Earth or a park map to follow my path.
Today I took a leisurely hike through the park midsection. The temps were in the mid 70's to low 80's and a slight breeze kept insects at bay. I saw two raptors overhead and although I didn't get a picture due to trees being in the way, I was able to watch an aerial battle between the larger raptor (picture attached) and a small one - the smaller raptor chased the larger bird away.
A couple of snakes were seen as well but since they were not rattlers and did not bother me, no worries!
All in all, it was a very pleasant hike!!
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Water, shade, info kiosk and dry toilets available at Burkett Park
Water and shade available at Bell's Point on the outbound portion of the hike. Bell's Point is near the end of the Playground trail.
Water, shade and info kiosk are available at the Multi-Trail junction where the Turkey Creek, River Bend and Flintstone trails converge. If you follow my route, you will visit this location on the way out and on the return journey.
Shade and info kiosk are available at the Cougar Outlook.
More miles
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rodavenport - 9/28/2014
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Distance: 19.25 Miles
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I went back to SASP again this weekend and tried to pick up some of the trails that I had missed the prior week. Again its a nice place to log some serious miles.
South Shore Playground to Multi-Trail Junction
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MikeHikes - 9/23/2014
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Distance: 11.60 Miles
Duration: 5 hours, 15 minutes
Out Playground parking area > Tasajilla Flats > Nature Loop > Lanky Lackey > Roller Coaster > West Potts Creek > Armadillo > Turkey Creek Trail > Multi-Trail Junction 6.6 miles
Return Service road (East .5 miles) > Service road (SSW) > Burkett Trail > Burkett Park > Winding Snake > Chaparral> Playground parking area 5.0 miles
Easiest to trace the route either via Google Earth or buy a laminated park map at the South Shore office for $3.
Low 80's, a light steady breeze and a somewhat overcast sky. Lots of grasshoppers, lizards and quail! I don't hunt quail but I must have flushed at least five coveys of anywhere from 10 - 30 birds per covey. The mesquite beans are beginning to change color here and provide some color although the park conducted aerial spraying to eradicate the majority of the mesquites and it has worked.
A couple of comments concerning the route specifically the return leg. The first service road I used today, runs due East from the Multi-trail Junction where the Turkey Creek, River Bend and Flintstone trails converge. The road is overgrown but passable and runs for approximately 1/2 mile. This road ends at a cattle tank and if you look right you will see another service road about 50 yards away that has an asphalt surface. This road runs SSW and is the one I took. About a mile or so later, this road will split - I took the left (SSW) leg.
The surface changes to mostly dirt and eventually connect to the Burkett Trail which is bordering Pulliam Point. The service roads run throughout the entire park and are easy to see in an aerial photo or the laminated map. Most of these roads are being allowed to return to nature and some are returning quicker than others. Be advised - I have encountered rattlesnakes on these roads although no snakes were seen today.
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Water, shade, info kiosk and toilets available at Playground parking area. Suggest you hydrate and have full water containers since the next water stop is 6.6 miles away.
Water, shade, and an info kiosk are available at the Multi-trail Junction.
Water, shade, info kiosk and dry toilets are available at Burkett Park.
lots of miles
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rodavenport - 9/20/2014
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Distance: 21.75 Miles
Duration: 8 hours, 20 minutes
I've been looking for someplace to log a lot of miles without doing a lot of backtracking. I found that SASP worked out pretty good. They advertise 50 miles of trail however I would say its closer to 30. They have quite a bit of side by side trail, one for horses and one for bikes. I wouldn't necessarily call it two trails since they are so close together and they use the same name. They have their trails broken down into so many segments. It does get a bit confusing with all of the segments, service roads and side by side trails. I think I was over half done hiking before I understood their trail marking system. Make sure and take a trail system map and utilize the larger maps at all of the waterholes to help keep yourself straight.
It was a beautiful day to hike. Weather was pleasant and I made very good time. There is not a lot of elevation change in the trails, what there is isn't real difficult. For the most part it wasn't very scenic. It was sad to see the dried up lake and all of the abandoned campground and picnic sites around the lake. There was very few people even in the SP. Once I started hiking I saw 2 people in 8 hours. There was evidence of trail maintenance and there is potable water in faucets every 3 or 4 miles so you don't have to lug a ton of water with you.
I started too late in the day for such a long hike. It got dark on me about 1.5 hours away from my vehicle. I had a headlamp with me but I had no spare batteries and the headlight started dimming so I made the decision to jump onto the park road and hike the last 2.5 miles back to my vehicle.
Overall I enjoyed the hike. I plan on going back and doing some more of the odds and ends trails later. If your looking for a good place to log some miles San Angelo is a good place to do it.
Park Mid Section Burkett Park to Cougar Outlook Figure 8
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MikeHikes - 9/18/2014
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Distance: 9.80 Miles
Duration: 5 hours
Out Burkett Park > park road (West) > Roller Coaster > West Potts Creek > Armadillo > Turkey Creek > River Bend Trail > service road (East) > Cougar Outlook 5.2 miles
Return Cougar Outlook > Flintstone > Playground > Armadillo > East Potts Creek > Burket Trail > Burkett Park 4.6 miles
Recommend you look at Google Earth to follow the route we took.
Humid, overcast and a light breeze. We walked the trails seeing two snakes (non-rattlers), a horned toad and numerous lizards - one lizard was quite large; the largest I've seen at the park.
This is directed to a "mountain biker" - slow down A$$HOLE !! Although you obviously thought nothing of running over a horned toad in your quest to get through the trails as quickly as possible, there aren't many horned toads left in the park. Rather than race along the trails, why don't you slow down and enjoy the scenery? By the way, I'm getting tired of picking up your empty GU packets, water bottles and discarded inner tubes - if you bring it in, take it out.
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Water, shade, info kiosk and toilets available at Burkett Park.
Water, shade, info kiosk available at the Multi Trail junction - you will visit this area on your way out and on your way back, if you follow my route.
Shade and info kiosk available at Cougar Outlook.
Water and shade available at Bell's Point - on the Playground Trail.
Suggest you purchase a laminated park trails map at the South Shore gatehouse ($3). Shows all the trails in the park.
South Shore Playground to Burkett Park
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MikeHikes - 9/15/2014
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Distance: 6.00 Miles
Duration: 2 hours, 20 minutes
Out Playground parking area > Tasajilla Flats > Horny Toad > Nature Loop > Lanky Lackey > park road (NNE) > Burkett Park 3.0 miles
Return Burkett Park > Winding Snake > Chaparral > Playground parking area 3.0 miles
Humid, cloudy, little wind and low 80's temperature - perfect weather for a hike! Saw a couple of white tail deer, coveys of quail, nighthawks and other birds. Saw one mountain biker on the trail otherwise, I was the only person on the trail.
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Water, info kiosk, shade and toilets available at Playground parking area.
Water, info kiosk, shade and dry toilets available at Burkett Park.
South Shore Playground to Armadillo Figure 8
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MikeHikes - 9/10/2014
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Distance: 9.90 Miles
Duration: 4 hours, 20 minutes
Out Playground parking > Tasajilla Flats > Nature Loop > Lanky Lackey > park road (NE) > Burkett Park > Burkett Trail > East Potts Creek > Armadillo Trail 4.9 miles
Return Armadillo Trail (West) > West Potts Creek > Roller Coaster > park road (NE) > Burkett Park > Winding Snake > Chaparral > Playground parking 5.0 miles
Record setting heat and a steady breeze made this a very nice hike. Trails are starting to become overgrown in places due to the heat and moisture in the air. Saw one snake today which was on the Tasajilla Flats trail about a mile on the trail - not a rattler!
The ponds on Winding Snake and Lacky Lankey are becoming overrun with cattails - I hope the park personnel clear them out this winter. As of this writing, there is a scant measure of water in O.C. Fisher and it is located by the dam gate - no water activities there.
Not many birds or other wildlife were seen - must have been too hot!
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Water, shade, info kiosk and toilets available at the Playground parking area
Water, shade, info kiosk and dry toilets available at Burkett Park which you will visit twice if you follow my route
Burkett to Armadillo Fitness Hike
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MikeHikes - 9/7/2014
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Distance: 3.80 Miles
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Out Burkett Park > Burkett Trail > East Potts Creek > Armadillo Ridge shortcut > old service road (West) > Turkey Creek (South) 1.5 miles
Return Turkey Creek > Armadillo Trail > West Potts Creek > Roller Coaster Trail > park road (NE) to Burkett Park 2.3 miles
No pictures - just a short hike from Burkett Park to Armadillo Ridge and return along a different route. Nice breeze, overcast sky and a walk in the park - doesn't get better than that!
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Water, info kiosk, shade and dry toilets at Burkett Park.
North Shore Bell's Trailhead to Cougar Outlook
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MikeHikes - 9/4/2014
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Distance: 8.10 Miles
Duration: 4 hours, 20 minutes
Out Bell's Trailhead > service road > Dinosaur Trail > Big Hill > Badlands (Horse) > River Bend Trail > Javalina Trail > Cougar Outlook 5.4 miles
Return Cougar Outlook > service roads > Lower Ghost Camp Trail > service roads > Bell's Trailhead 2.7 miles
Today was a first - I saw three rattlesnakes within 30 minutes of starting the hike! Last week, I saw one two foot rattler in the mid section of the park and thought I was doing pretty good. Today not 100 feet into the hike, I saw a rattler that was about 5-6 foot long stretched across the road (photo attached). When I enlarged the photo, I counted eleven (11) sets of rattles on his tail.
Started walking on Dinosaur Trail and within 20 minutes saw two rattlers, one darker, medium sized and one lighter in color and smaller, separated by about 50 yards of trail. Needless to say, for the rest of the hike, my eyes were glued to the ground looking for more snakes but did not find any.
The winds picked up and kept the temps tolerable for the hike, lots of birds to be seen and as the day progressed, more lizards appeared, including a solitary tree lizard near the end of the hike.
Nice temps, windy, saw lots of wildlife, had the trails to myself the entire time - all in all, a very good day!
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Suggest you bring your own water when you first begin the hike - there is no water available at the trail head/parking area.
Water, shade and info kiosk available at the dinosaur track area on Dinosaur Trail.
Shade and info kiosk available at Cougar Outlook.
Water, shade, info kiosk and dry toilets available at the Upper Ghost Camp (some maps say River Bend camping area) on the return leg.
Park Mid-Section Burkett Park to Cougar Outlook
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MikeHikes - 9/1/2014
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Distance: 9.50 Miles
Duration: 4 hours, 20 minutes
Out Burkett Park > park road (West) > Roller Coaster > West Potts Creek> Turkey Creek> River Bend > service road (East) > Cougar Outlook 4.8 miles
Return Cougar Outlook > Flintstone > Playground Trail > Armadillo > East Potts Creek > Burkett Trail > Burkett Park 4.7 miles
Windy and hot are the best ways to describe today's hike. Not many birds, reptiles or insects were visible today although there were at least a dozen mountain bikers I saw at various times on the trails. Some of the vanilla scented bee brush is in bloom and patches of thistle have started to bloom as well. Not much of interest on this hike but regardless of what I see or don't see, every hike is worth the time and effort - I always look forward to the next one!
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Water, shade, info kiosk and dry toilets available at Burkett Park.
Water, shade and info kiosk available at the junction of Turkey Creek, River Bend and Flintstone trails (about 3.5 miles out). If you follow my route exactly, you'll return to this point when you travel the Flintstone Trail from Cougar Outlook.
Shade and info kiosk available at Cougar Outlook (4.8 miles out).
Water and shade available at Bell's Point - on the return leg as you're hiking on Playground Trail - about 1 mile from the multi trail junction.
Burkett to Armadillo Fitness Hike
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MikeHikes - 8/31/2014
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Distance: 3.80 Miles
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Out Burkett Park > Burkett trail > East Potts Creek > Armadillo Ridge shortcut > old service road (West) > Turkey Creek (South) 1.5 miles
Return Turkey Creek > Armadillo Trail > West Potts Creek > Roller Coaster Trail > park road (NE) to Burkett Park 2.3 miles
No pictures today - just a short hike from Burkett park to Armadillo Ridge and back along. Nice breeze, sunny skies and a walk in the park - can't get much better than that!
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Water, info kiosk, shade and dry toilets at Burkett Park.