Tower Loop
5.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Tower Loop is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Sugar Land Memorial Park near Oxford, TX. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi43 – 79 ft6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 29.54999, -95.62987
Nearest town Oxford, TX
Directions
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Tower Loop
5.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 43–78 ft
Out & Back · Sugar Land Memorial Park
Trailhead: 29.54999, -95.62987
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tower Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 150 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
49% paved12% gravel39% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:21 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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