Mammoth Lake & Pecan Lake

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Mammoth Lake & Pecan Lake is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Lake Jackson, TX. The route passes Pecan Lake before reaching Mammoth Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 20 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.04347, -95.44528
Nearest town Lake Jackson, TX

Directions

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Mammoth Lake & Pecan Lake

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 12–18 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.04347, -95.44528

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.5 miPass Pecan Lake.
  3. 0.8 miReach Mammoth Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

65% paved35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead