Lake Highlands Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Lake Highlands Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Harry Moss Park near Gifford, TX. 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.
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Lake Highlands Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 475–540 ft
Out & Back · Harry Moss Park
Trailhead: White Rock Creek Trail · 32.89308, -96.75295
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 95°F / low 75° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto White Rock Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Lake Highlands Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Lake Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto White Rock Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from White Rock Creek Trail Trailhead
- White Rock Creek Trail 6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- White Rock Creek Trail 6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- White Rock Creek Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- White Rock Creek Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- White Rock Creek Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- White Rock Creek Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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