Lexington State Wildlife Management Area
Dahlgren Lake–156th Avenue Southeast Sunset Point, 3 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Dahlgren Lake–156th Avenue Southeast Sunset Point, 3 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Lexington State Wildlife Management Area near McKiddyville, OK. The route passes 156th Avenue Southeast Sunset Point before reaching Dahlgren Lake at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 413 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Dahlgren Lake–156th Avenue Southeast Sunset Point, 3 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 1,113–1,236 ft
Out & Back · Lexington State Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 35.08827, -97.23456
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto 156th Avenue Southeast, heading S.
- 1 miPass 156th Avenue Southeast Sunset Point.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miReach Dahlgren Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Bryant Road, heading N.
- 2.1 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:10 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:30 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:56 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Bryant Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Smith Lake 4.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Smith Lake & 156th Avenue Southeast 6.7 mi · ▲ 248 ft
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