Harry Moss Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi476 – 541 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: White Rock Creek Trail 32.89308, -96.75295
Nearest town Gifford, TX

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto White Rock Creek Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left onto Lake Highlands Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miReach Lake Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right onto White Rock Creek Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 450 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

95% paved5% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F75°
Precip7%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity77%
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Wed 96°75°
Thu 97°80°
Fri 95°77°
Sat 94°81°
Sun 96°81°
Mon 95°75°

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.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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