AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lakefront Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Lakefront Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Hackberry, TX. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi518 – 558 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.16975, -96.90182
Nearest town Hackberry, TX
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Lakefront Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 518–559 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.16975, -96.90182

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start on Harts Branch Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lakefront Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 300 ftReach Lakefront Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Lakefront Tral, heading N.
  15. 1.6 miBear right onto Harts Branch Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miArrive 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/lakefront-trail-out-back-8-km-e883

Trail surface

62% dirt28% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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