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Reflection Pools–Renner Trail, 3 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 58 min

Reflection Pools–Renner Trail, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Cowley, TX. The route reaches Reflection Pools at the turnaround, 1.4 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.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 699 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.00305, -96.74201
Nearest town Cowley, TX
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Reflection Pools–Renner Trail, 3 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 58 min

Elevation 639–699 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.00305, -96.74201

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Synergy Park @ Floyd - S - MB stop 743 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 250 ftTurn left onto Renner Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto University Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.9 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 500 ftReach Reflection Pools, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 1 miContinue straight onto Renner Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 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/reflection-pools-reflection-pools-out-back-5-lakes-5-km

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Synergy Park @ Floyd - S - MB stop 743 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Cowley, Texas