Brooks Lake & Char Lake

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Brooks Lake & Char Lake is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Paynes, TX. The route passes Brooks Lake before reaching Char Lake at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 79 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.60167, -95.62179
Nearest town Paynes, TX

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Brooks Lake & Char Lake

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 71–79 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.60167, -95.62179

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Brooks Lake.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 1.1 miPass Char Lake.
  5. 50 ftReach Brooks Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 2 min before dark.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead