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Contemplation Lake via Veterans Memorial Parkway

4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Contemplation Lake via Veterans Memorial Parkway is a 4-mile out-and-back near Lancaster, TX. The route reaches Contemplation Lake. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 587 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.61843, -96.75362
Nearest town Lancaster, TX
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Contemplation Lake via Veterans Memorial Parkway

4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 546–586 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 32.61843, -96.75362

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Veterans Memorial Parkway, heading S.
  4. 350 ftPass Contemplation Lake.
  5. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 250 ftReach Contemplation Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 1.4 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/contemplation-lake-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Hikes near Lancaster, Texas