West Lake–Cow Pen Lake Loop, 3 lakes is a 4.7-mile loop in Riverbend Park near Rood, FL. The route passes Cow Pen Lake and West Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi13 – 23 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 26.93517, -80.17485
Nearest town Rood, FL
Directions
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West Lake–Cow Pen Lake Loop, 3 lakes
4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 13–23 ft
Loop · Riverbend Park
Trailhead: 26.93517, -80.17485
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Cow Pen Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass West Lake.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Ocean-to-Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 300 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
12% gravel8% paved1% dirt79% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:09 AMSunset 7:21 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:01 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:21 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:44 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ocean-to-Lake Trail 14.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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