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Flag Pole Hill Park

Flagpole Hill Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 48 min

Flagpole Hill Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Flag Pole Hill Park near Rawlins, TX. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi463 – 548 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.86074, -96.72882
Nearest town Rawlins, TX
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Flagpole Hill Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 48 min

Elevation 464–547 ft

Out & Back · Flag Pole Hill Park

Trailhead: 32.86074, -96.72882

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

Transit-accessible: Northwest @ Goforth - W - NS stop 498 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Flagpole Hill Trail, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 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/flagpole-hill-trail-out-back-4-km-26f2

Trail surface

41% paved36% dirt15% grass8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Northwest @ Goforth - W - NS stop 498 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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