Reflection Pools & University Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Reflection Pools & University Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Renner, TX. The route reaches Reflection Pools at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Reflection Pools & University Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Elevation 653–684 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 32.98241, -96.74757
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 96°F / low 74° · precip 7% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Transit-accessible: University Transit Center stop 248 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miPass Reflection Pools.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Reflection Pools, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto University Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: University Transit Center stop 248 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- University Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- University Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- University Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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