T C Jester Parkway

Watonga Bat Sighting Spot & White Oak Bayou Greenway

9.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Watonga Bat Sighting Spot & White Oak Bayou Greenway is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in T C Jester Parkway near Timber Grove Manor, TX. The route reaches Watonga Bat Sighting Spot. 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 mi36 – 75 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: White Oak Bayou Greenway 29.80399, -95.42943
Nearest town Timber Grove Manor, TX

Directions

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Watonga Bat Sighting Spot & White Oak Bayou Greenway

9.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Elevation 37–75 ft

Out & Back · T C Jester Parkway

Trailhead: White Oak Bayou Greenway · 29.80399, -95.42943

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading W.
  2. 1.9 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miBear right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miPass Watonga Bat Sighting Spot.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miReach Watonga Bat Sighting Spot, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  12. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

77% paved22% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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

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