Lake Hefner

2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min

Lake Hefner is a 2-mile out-and-back near The Village, OK. The route reaches Lake Hefner. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,116 – 1,194 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bert Cooper Trails (Lake Hefner Trails) 35.58246, -97.60544
Nearest town The Village, OK

Directions

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Lake Hefner

2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min

Elevation 1,115–1,196 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bert Cooper Trails (Lake Hefner Trails) · 35.58246, -97.60544

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bert Cooper Trails (Lake Hefner Trails), heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Hefner.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftReach Lake Hefner, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 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 surface

71% paved28% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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