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Squabble Creek Bike Trails Park

Caruth Lake–Phelps Lake, 7 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Caruth Lake–Phelps Lake, 7 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Squabble Creek Bike Trails Park near Rockwall, TX. The route passes Caruth Lake, Phelps Lake and Stock Pond. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi453 – 515 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.94548, -96.44976
Nearest town Rockwall, TX
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Caruth Lake–Phelps Lake, 7 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 454–514 ft

Out & Back · Squabble Creek Bike Trails Park

Trailhead: 32.94548, -96.44976

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 500 ftBear right onto Travis Rhodes Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftPass Caruth Lake.
  4. 50 ftPass Phelps Lake.
  5. 1 miContinue straight onto Loop 6, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miPass Stock Pond.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Loop 5, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Loop 5 Bypass, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Trail Exit, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Expert Loop, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bypass Loop, heading SW.
  12. 450 ftBear left onto Loop 3, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftReach Caruth Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Bypass Loop, heading SW.
  15. 450 ftContinue straight onto Expert Loop, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Trail Exit, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Loop 5 Bypass, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Loop 5, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Loop 6, heading N.
  20. 1 miContinue straight onto Travis Rhodes Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  22. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/caruth-lake-phelps-lake-out-back-7-sights-5-km-c266

Trail surface

47% paved36% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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