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.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 75 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.86208, -95.47028
Nearest town Sheraton Oaks, TX

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  4. 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.8 miReach Watonga Bat Sighting Spot, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 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 surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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.

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