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Sam Houston Trail Park

Lago de Claire & Campion Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Lago de Claire & Campion Trail is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Sam Houston Trail Park near Bethel, TX. The route reaches Lago de Claire at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi417 – 459 ft12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Campion Trail 32.95424, -96.96817
Nearest town Bethel, TX
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Lago de Claire & Campion Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Elevation 416–459 ft

Out & Back · Sam Houston Trail Park

Trailhead: Campion Trail · 32.95424, -96.96817

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start on Campion Trail, heading E.
  2. 2.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 3.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 250 ftReach Lago de Claire, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.9 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 3.6 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/lago-de-claire-campion-trail-out-back-19-km-2d15

Trail surface

80% paved20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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