Lake Highlands Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Lake Highlands Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Audelia, TX. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi472 – 597 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.87848, -96.73347
Nearest town Audelia, TX

Directions

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Lake Highlands Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 472–598 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 32.87848, -96.73347

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 56 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 300 ftTurn left onto Lake Highlands Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Whistle Stop Place, heading E.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Lake Highlands Trail, heading E.
  6. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miReach Lake Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Whistle Stop Place, heading S.
  11. 200 ftBear left onto Lake Highlands Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  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 surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 56 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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