Armand Bayou Nature Center

May's Pond–Kirby Rd Hike & Bike Trail, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 44 min

May's Pond–Kirby Rd Hike & Bike Trail, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Armand Bayou Nature Center near Taylor Lake Village, TX. The route reaches May's Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 13 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kirby Rd Hike & Bike Trail 29.57330, -95.05875
Nearest town Taylor Lake Village, TX

Directions

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May's Pond–Kirby Rd Hike & Bike Trail, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 8–14 ft

Out & Back · Armand Bayou Nature Center

Trailhead: Kirby Rd Hike & Bike Trail · 29.57330, -95.05875

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 88°F / low 75° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kirby Rd Hike & Bike Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Red Bluff Hike & Bike Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miPass May's Pond.
  6. 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Prairie Interpretive Trail, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftReach May's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Bluff Hike & Bike Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftSharp right onto Kirby Rd Hike & Bike Trail, heading SE.
  18. 1.1 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

30% paved70% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 88°F75°
Feels like88°Precip3%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity76%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (1.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°75°
Sunrise 7:08 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:21 PM
Mon 89°77°
Tue 93°76° 17%
Wed 92°81°
Thu 94°80°
Fri 93°78°
Sat 93°77°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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