Lake Highlands Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Lake Highlands Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Audelia, TX. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi499 – 597 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.87866, -96.72940
Nearest town Audelia, TX

Directions

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Lake Highlands Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 499–597 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 32.87866, -96.72940

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

Transit-accessible: Lake Highlands stop 143 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Lake Highlands Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miReach Lake Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 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

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lake Highlands stop 143 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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