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West Lake–Cow Pen Lake, 3 lakes is a 13.4-mile out-and-back 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 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 23 ft14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 26.94201, -80.19248
Nearest town Rood, FL

Directions

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West Lake–Cow Pen Lake, 3 lakes

13.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 28 min

Elevation 7–24 ft

Out & Back · Riverbend Park

Trailhead: 26.94201, -80.19248

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miPass Cow Pen Lake.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miPass West Lake.
  15. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  16. 1 miTurn right onto Ocean-to-Lake Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.8 miReach West Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 2.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 0.8 miSharp left, heading NE.
  24. 1.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  25. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  34. 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

38% gravel7% paved55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:09 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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