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Olive Shapiro Park

Flagpole Hill Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Flagpole Hill Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Olive Shapiro Park near Rawlins, TX. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi456 – 499 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.86755, -96.73688
Nearest town Rawlins, TX
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Flagpole Hill Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 457–498 ft

Out & Back · Olive Shapiro Park

Trailhead: 32.86755, -96.73688

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftBear right onto Lake Highlands Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto White Rock Creek Trail, heading S.
  4. 1 miTurn left onto Flagpole Hill Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftReach Flagpole Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right onto White Rock Creek Trail, heading SW.
  11. 1 miBear left onto Lake Highlands Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 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/flagpole-hill-trail-out-back-8-km-f3b2

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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