Mallard Lakes & Cypress Lake via Cypress Creek Nature Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Mallard Lakes & Cypress Lake via Cypress Creek Nature Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Inwood Park, TX. The route passes Cypress Lake and Mallard Lakes. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi144 – 154 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.96171, -95.73588
Nearest town Inwood Park, TX

Directions

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Mallard Lakes & Cypress Lake via Cypress Creek Nature Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 146–155 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.96171, -95.73588

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Cypress Lake.
  3. 1 miPass Mallard Lakes.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 350 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftTurn left onto Cypress Creek Nature Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftReach Mallard Lakes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  15. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
  16. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

46% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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