Boardwalk Overlook–Wetland Boardwalk, 8 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Boardwalk Overlook–Wetland Boardwalk, 8 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Memorial Park near Bellaire Junction, TX. The route passes Willow Oak Pond, Hines Lake and Wetland Boardwalk before reaching Boardwalk Overlook at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Boardwalk Overlook–Wetland Boardwalk, 8 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 16–59 ft
Out & Back · Memorial Park
Trailhead: 29.75961, -95.43395
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 601 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Purple Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto South Land Bridge Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Red Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto South Land Bridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Willow Oak Pond.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Seymour Lieberman Exercise Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miPass Hines Lake.
- 0.2 miPass Wetland Boardwalk.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Boardwalk Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto South Land Bridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto South Land Bridge Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 1.7 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 601 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Willow Oak Pond–Arrowwood Pond, 8 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Willow Oak Pond–Arrowwood Pond, 9 lakes 3.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Blue Trail–Orange Trail, 4 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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