Mud Lake–May's Pond, 5 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Mud Lake–May's Pond, 5 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Armand Bayou Nature Center near Taylor Lake Village, TX. The route passes May's Pond before reaching Mud Lake at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mud Lake–May's Pond, 5 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 3–15 ft
Out & Back · Armand Bayou Nature Center
Trailhead: Kirby Rd Hike & Bike Trail · 29.57093, -95.05871
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
- Start on Kirby Rd Hike & Bike Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Red Bluff Hike & Bike Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass May's Pond.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lady Bird Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Karankawa Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Mud Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Lady Bird Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Bluff Hike & Bike Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Kirby Rd Hike & Bike Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Kirby Rd Hike & Bike Trail Trailhead
- Kirby Rd Hike & Bike Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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