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Taylor Lake–Mud Lake, 5 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Taylor Lake–Mud Lake, 5 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Bay Area Park near Taylor Lake Village, TX. The route passes Taylor Lake and Mud Lake. 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.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 16 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.57472, -95.05476
Nearest town Taylor Lake Village, TX
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Taylor Lake–Mud Lake, 5 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 3–16 ft

Out & Back · Bay Area Park

Trailhead: 29.57472, -95.05476

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Taylor Lake.
  3. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 250 ftTurn right onto Kirby Rd Hike & Bike Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Red Bluff Hike & Bike Trail, heading NE.
  8. 1.2 miTurn left onto Bay Area Hike and Bike Trail, heading W.
  9. 1.2 miPass Mud Lake.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miReach Taylor Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.6 miTurn right onto Red Bluff Hike & Bike Trail, heading NE.
  13. 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftSharp right onto Kirby Rd Hike & Bike Trail, heading SE.
  15. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 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-mud-lake-out-back-5-sights-13-km

Trail surface

65% paved35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:09 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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