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White Rock Lake Park

Creekside Park–White Rock Greenbelt, 12 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Creekside Park–White Rock Greenbelt, 12 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in White Rock Lake Park near Rawlins, TX. The route passes Creekside Park, White Rock Greenbelt, Lower spillway and 8 more. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi410 – 499 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Creekside Park MTB Trail 32.79853, -96.72274
Nearest town Rawlins, TX
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Creekside Park–White Rock Greenbelt, 12 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 412–497 ft

Out & Back · White Rock Lake Park

Trailhead: Creekside Park MTB Trail · 32.79853, -96.72274

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

Transit-accessible: Ferguson @ IH 30 - S - MB stop 325 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Creekside Park MTB Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Creekside Park.
  3. 450 ftTurn right onto Trinity Forest Spine Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miPass White Rock Greenbelt.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Santa Fe Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right onto SoPac Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto White Rock Lake Trail, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftPass Lower spillway.
  15. 300 ftPass White Rock Lake Viewpoint.
  16. 50 ftPass White Rock Lake.
  17. 200 ftPass Upper spillway.
  18. 1 miPass Alex Camp House Lawn.
  19. 50 ftPass The Moody Oasis.
  20. 50 ftPass Petroglyph Walk.
  21. 50 ftPass Walk in the Clouds.
  22. 50 ftPass Texas Skywalk.
  23. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right onto Winfrey Point Way, heading N.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto White Rock Lake Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.5 miTurn right onto Harry W. Bass, Jr. Foundation Trail, heading NE.
  30. 0.1 miBear right onto White Rock Lake Trail, heading NE.
  31. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  34. 200 ftReach Creekside Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  35. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  37. 0.8 miBear left onto Harry W. Bass, Jr. Foundation Trail, heading S.
  38. 0.1 miTurn left onto White Rock Lake Trail, heading E.
  39. 0.2 miBear right onto White Rock Trail, heading NE.
  40. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  42. 200 ftTurn left onto Winfrey Point Way, heading S.
  43. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  44. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  45. 50 ftBear right onto White Rock Lake Trail, heading SW.
  46. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  47. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  48. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  49. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  50. 50 ftTurn left onto SoPac Trail, heading S.
  51. 0.1 miSharp left onto Santa Fe Trail, heading S.
  52. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  53. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trinity Forest Spine Trail, heading SW.
  54. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  55. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  56. 0.2 miTurn left onto Creekside Park MTB Trail, heading S.
  57. 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/creekside-park-white-rock-greenbelt-out-back-12-sights-14-km

Trail surface

90% paved4% dirt3% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Ferguson @ IH 30 - S - MB stop 325 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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