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Armand Bayou Nature Center

Mud Lake–May's Pond, 4 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Mud Lake–May's Pond, 4 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Armand Bayou Nature Center near Brookwood, TX. The route passes May's Pond and Mud Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi-3 – 16 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.59491, -95.07189
Nearest town Brookwood, TX
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Mud Lake–May's Pond, 4 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation -2–16 ft

Out & Back · Armand Bayou Nature Center

Trailhead: 29.59491, -95.07189

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass May's Pond.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lady Bird Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Red Bluff Hike & Bike Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bay Area Hike and Bike Trail, heading W.
  10. 1.3 miPass Mud Lake.
  11. 0.4 miReach Mud Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.7 miTurn right onto Red Bluff Hike & Bike Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lady Bird Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Boat House Road, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mud-lake-mays-pond-out-back-6-sights-14-km

Trail surface

48% paved52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:09 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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