Armand Bayou Nature Center

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.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 16 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kirby Rd Hike & Bike Trail 29.57093, -95.05871
Nearest town Taylor Lake Village, TX

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Kirby Rd Hike & Bike Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 1.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Red Bluff Hike & Bike Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miPass May's Pond.
  8. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lady Bird Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.9 miSharp left onto Karankawa Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miReach Mud Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.6 miSharp right onto Lady Bird Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Bluff Hike & Bike Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftSharp right onto Kirby Rd Hike & Bike Trail, heading SE.
  22. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

16% paved84% 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

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