Lake Highlands Trail via White Rock Creek Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 54 min
Lake Highlands Trail via White Rock Creek Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Fair Oaks Park near Gifford, TX. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Lake Highlands Trail via White Rock Creek Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 54 min
Elevation 470–533 ft
Out & Back · Fair Oaks Park
Trailhead: White Rock Creek Trail · 32.87667, -96.74416
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on White Rock Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Lake Highlands Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Lake Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto White Rock Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from White Rock Creek Trail Trailhead
- White Rock Creek Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- White Rock Creek Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- White Rock Creek Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- White Rock Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Flagpole Hill Trail via White Rock Creek Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Gifford, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Gifford, Texas