Palos Verdes Lake–Duck Creek Trail, 4 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Palos Verdes Lake–Duck Creek Trail, 4 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Cody Park near Rose Hill, TX. The route reaches Palos Verdes Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Palos Verdes Lake–Duck Creek Trail, 4 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 439–504 ft
Out & Back · Cody Park
Trailhead: 32.85215, -96.61216
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Duck Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Greenbelt Parkway, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Duck Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Greenbelt Parkway, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Mesquite Garland Connector, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mesquite Heritage Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Palos Verde Lake Park Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftReach Palos Verdes Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Mesquite Heritage Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mesquite Garland Connector, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Greenbelt Parkway, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Duck Creek Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto Greenbelt Parkway, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Duck Creek Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Duck Creek Trail & Greenbelt Parkway 4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Palos Verdes Lake–Duck Creek Trail, 4 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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