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Marion Sansom Park

Lake Worth–Gangster, 3 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Lake Worth–Gangster, 3 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Marion Sansom Park near Sansom Park, TX. The route reaches Lake Worth at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 735 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.79191, -97.40546
Nearest town Sansom Park, TX
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Lake Worth–Gangster, 3 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 595–736 ft

Out & Back · Marion Sansom Park

Trailhead: 32.79191, -97.40546

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftBear right onto Thunder Road, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Rocket, heading W.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Gangster, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftBear left onto Thunder Road, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Gangster, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Thunder Road, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Grass Loop, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Thunder Road, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Grass Loop, heading N.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lone Wolf Loop, heading SW.
  14. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 2.9 miReach Lake Worth, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 2.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 250 ftTurn left onto Grass Loop, heading S.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Thunder Road, heading NE.
  19. 100 ftTurn right onto Grass Loop, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Thunder Road, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Gangster, heading E.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Thunder Road, heading E.
  23. 400 ftBear right onto Gangster, heading E.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rocket, heading SE.
  25. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftBear right onto Thunder Road, heading E.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  28. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-worth-gangster-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

88% paved12% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:17 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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