Alkaline Tide Boulder & Lover's Leaf via Ike's Hike and Bike Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Eisenhower State Park near Ray, TX. The route passes Alkaline Tide Boulder before reaching Lover's Leaf at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi627 – 705 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.81201, -96.60363
Nearest town Ray, TX
Directions
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Alkaline Tide Boulder & Lover's Leaf via Ike's Hike and Bike Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 625–705 ft
Out & Back · Eisenhower State Park
Trailhead: 33.81201, -96.60363
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Armadillo Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Ike's Hike and Bike Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miPass Lover's Leaf.
- 450 ftReach Alkaline Tide Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Armadillo Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:28 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Ike's Hike and Bike Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 221 ft
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