AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Blackwell Lane

9.8 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Blackwell Lane is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Chalk Mountain, TX. It climbs 472 ft. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 1,096 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.10101, -97.88692
Nearest town Chalk Mountain, TX
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Blackwell Lane

9.8 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 915–1,095 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 32.10101, -97.88692

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 1.5 miTurn left onto Blackwell Lane, heading NE.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blackwell-lane-out-back-16-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~116 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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