Reflection Pools & University Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 54 min
Reflection Pools & University Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Renner, TX. The route reaches Reflection Pools at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 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
2.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 54 min
Elevation 653–687 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 32.98134, -96.75167
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 96°F / low 79° · precip 20% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Campbell @ Greenhaven - W - FS stop 335 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto University Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miPass Reflection Pools.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Reflection Pools, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Campbell @ Greenhaven - W - FS stop 335 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Reflection Pools via University Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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