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North Lake & Cypress Waters Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 2 hr 15 min

North Lake & Cypress Waters Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Bethel, TX. The route reaches North Lake. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi469 – 538 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.93331, -96.98412
Nearest town Bethel, TX
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North Lake & Cypress Waters Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 469–537 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 32.93331, -96.98412

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 450 ftPass North Lake.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 350 ftTurn right onto Cypress Waters Trail, heading N.
  7. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 2.2 miReach North Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 3.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/north-lake-cypress-waters-trail-out-back-10-km-265b

Trail surface

63% paved29% gravel8% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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