Mammoth Lake & Pecan Lake
5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Mammoth Lake & Pecan Lake is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Lake Jackson, TX. The route passes Pecan Lake before reaching Mammoth Lake at the turnaround, 2.6 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.
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Mammoth Lake & Pecan Lake
5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 12–18 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 29.04622, -95.45173
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.7 miPass Pecan Lake.
- 0.8 miReach Mammoth Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Pecan Lake 4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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