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Hoblitzelle Park

Watter's Creek Lake & Hoblitzelle Park Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Watter's Creek Lake & Hoblitzelle Park Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Hoblitzelle Park near Allen, TX. The route reaches Watter's Creek Lake. It is mostly level, with 242 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi558 – 676 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.08447, -96.68722
Nearest town Allen, TX
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Watter's Creek Lake & Hoblitzelle Park Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 559–677 ft

Out & Back · Hoblitzelle Park

Trailhead: 33.08447, -96.68722

Weather Sep 21: Heavy drizzle, high 98°F / low 75° · precip 11% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Watters Branch Creek Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miPass Watter's Creek Lake.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  21. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  22. 500 ftSharp left onto Hoblitzelle Park Trail, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Hoblitzelle Park, heading W.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hoblitzelle Park Trail, heading W.
  26. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  27. 0.8 miReach Watter's Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  29. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hoblitzelle Park, heading E.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hoblitzelle Park Trail, heading E.
  31. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  33. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  34. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  37. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  40. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  41. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  42. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  44. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  45. 250 ftTurn left onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading E.
  46. 0.8 miTurn left onto Watters Branch Creek Trail, heading E.
  47. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  48. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  49. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  50. 350 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/watters-creek-lake-watters-creek-lake-out-back-3-lakes-14-km

Trail surface

78% paved6% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 98°F75°
Feels like83°Precip11%Wind18 mphUV7Humidity72%
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Tue 93°73°
Wed 98°76°
Thu 96°73°
Fri 93°71°
Sat 96°75°
Sun 100°78° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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