Creekside Park–White Rock Greenbelt, 4 groves
10.7 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Creekside Park–White Rock Greenbelt, 4 groves is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in White Rock Lake Park near Highland Park, TX. The route passes White Rock Lake and White Rock Greenbelt before reaching Creekside Park at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Creekside Park–White Rock Greenbelt, 4 groves
10.7 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Elevation 412–598 ft
Out & Back · White Rock Lake Park
Trailhead: University Crossing Trail · 32.84070, -96.77307
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Worcola @ Twin Sixties - S - MB1 stop 150 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on University Crossing Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Ridgewood Trail, heading E.
- 1 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto SoPac Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Katy Spur Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass White Rock Lake.
- 500 ftTurn right onto White Rock Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto SoPac Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Santa Fe Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass White Rock Greenbelt.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Trinity Forest Spine Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Creekside Park.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Creekside Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Santa Fe Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto SoPac Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right onto White Rock Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Katy Spur Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto SoPac Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Ridgewood Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miBear left onto University Crossing Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Worcola @ Twin Sixties - S - MB1 stop 150 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from University Crossing Trail Trailhead
- Blue Loop–Ridgewood Trail, 3 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Green Loop–Orange Loop, 3 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- White Rock Greenbelt–White Rock Lake, 4 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Turtle Creek via Katy Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Katy Trail via University Crossing Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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