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Hermann Park

Pedal Boat Lagoon–Reflection Pool, 3 lakes

4.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Pedal Boat Lagoon–Reflection Pool, 3 lakes is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Hermann Park near Braeswood, TX. The route passes Reflection Pool before reaching Pedal Boat Lagoon at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 46 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.69859, -95.41131
Nearest town Braeswood, TX
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Pedal Boat Lagoon–Reflection Pool, 3 lakes

4.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 13–47 ft

Out & Back · Hermann Park

Trailhead: 29.69859, -95.41131

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 109 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftTurn left onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  3. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marvin Taylor Exercise Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Greenway, heading N.
  11. 200 ftPass Reflection Pool.
  12. 0.2 miPass Pedal Boat Lagoon.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marvin Taylor Exercise Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Hermann Lake Drive, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftReach Pedal Boat Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Marvin Taylor Exercise Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Greenway, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Marvin Taylor Exercise Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left onto Brays Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
  23. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pedal-boat-lagoon-reflection-pool-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

73% paved25% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 109 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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