AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Salty Dog

4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Salty Dog is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Thompsons, TX. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 69 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.50538, -95.55555
Nearest town Thompsons, TX
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Salty Dog

4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 42–68 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.50538, -95.55555

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Salty Dog, heading NW.
  5. 500 ftReach Salty Dog, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 2 miArrive 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/salty-dog-out-back-7-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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