AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge

Blue Lake

8.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Blue Lake is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge near Holiday Lakes, TX. The route reaches Blue Lake at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 30 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.18090, -95.53984
Nearest town Holiday Lakes, TX
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Blue Lake

8.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 22–29 ft

Out & Back · San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 29.18090, -95.53984

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 1.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 1.1 miReach Blue Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 1.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 1.5 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/blue-lake-blue-lake-out-back-14-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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