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Armand Bayou Nature Center

Taylor Lake–May's Pond, 4 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Taylor Lake–May's Pond, 4 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Armand Bayou Nature Center near Brookwood, TX. The route passes May's Pond before reaching Taylor Lake at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 16 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.59491, -95.07189
Nearest town Brookwood, TX
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Taylor Lake–May's Pond, 4 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 3–16 ft

Out & Back · Armand Bayou Nature Center

Trailhead: 29.59491, -95.07189

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass May's Pond.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lady Bird Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Bluff Hike & Bike Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftSharp right onto Kirby Rd Hike & Bike Trail, heading SE.
  11. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miReach Taylor Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 1.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Red Bluff Hike & Bike Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lady Bird Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Boat House Road, heading E.
  23. 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/taylor-lake-mays-pond-out-back-5-lakes-14-km

Trail surface

18% paved82% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:09 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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