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Hines Lake–Arrowwood Pond, 4 lakes is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Memorial Park near Timber Grove Manor, TX. The route passes Hines Lake, North Woodway Pond and Lily Pond before reaching Arrowwood Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 66 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76866, -95.42969
Nearest town Timber Grove Manor, TX

Directions

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Hines Lake–Arrowwood Pond, 4 lakes

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 37–64 ft

Out & Back · Memorial Park

Trailhead: 29.76866, -95.42969

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Transit-accessible: 6572 stop 481 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Hines Lake.
  3. 150 ftSharp left onto Seymour Lieberman Exercise Trail, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 1.3 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Outer Loop Trail, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftBear left onto Living Bridge, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftTurn right onto Commuter Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miPass North Woodway Pond.
  11. 100 ftPass Lily Pond.
  12. 50 ftPass Arrowwood Pond.
  13. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Outer Loop, heading W.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ravine Trail, heading W.
  18. 400 ftTurn left onto Outer Loop, heading W.
  19. 50 ftReach Hines Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Ravine Trail, heading SW.
  21. 400 ftContinue straight onto Outer Loop, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Commuter Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left onto Living Bridge, heading NE.
  27. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 250 ftTurn left onto Outer Loop Trail, heading E.
  29. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Seymour Lieberman Exercise Trail, heading NW.
  32. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  34. 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 surface

64% gravel20% paved4% dirt1% boardwalk11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 6572 stop 481 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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