Watonga Bat Sighting Spot via White Oak Bayou Greenway
4.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Watonga Bat Sighting Spot via White Oak Bayou Greenway is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Sheraton Oaks, TX. The route reaches Watonga Bat Sighting Spot at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Watonga Bat Sighting Spot via White Oak Bayou Greenway
4.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 46–75 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 29.86208, -95.47028
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Watonga Bat Sighting Spot, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- White Oak Bayou Greenway 4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- White Oak Bayou Greenway 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- White Oak Bayou Greenway 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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