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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Brooks Lake.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miPass Char Lake.
- 50 ftReach Brooks Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 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.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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