Lake Highlands Trail via White Rock Creek Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Lake Highlands Trail via White Rock Creek Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Fair Oaks Park near Rawlins, TX. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Highlands Trail via White Rock Creek Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 457–540 ft
Out & Back · Fair Oaks Park
Trailhead: Flagpole Hill Trail · 32.85899, -96.72437
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Northwest @ Goforth - W - NS stop 39 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Flagpole Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto White Rock Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miBear left onto Lake Highlands Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto White Rock Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Lake Highlands Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach Lake Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto White Rock Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lake Highlands Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto White Rock Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left onto Flagpole Hill Trail, heading S.
- 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Northwest @ Goforth - W - NS stop 39 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Flagpole Hill Trail Trailhead
- White Rock Creek Trail 8.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- White Rock Creek Trail 8.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- White Rock Creek Trail 13 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Lake Highlands Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- White Rock Creek Trail 5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- White Rock Creek Trail 5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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