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Willow Waterhole Greenway

Westbury Lake–Willow Lake, 7 lakes

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Westbury Lake–Willow Lake, 7 lakes is a 2-mile out-and-back in Willow Waterhole Greenway near Heaker, TX. The route passes Westbury Lake, Willow Lake, Heron Lake and 3 more before reaching Heron Lake at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 62 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kevin Shanley Trail 29.64724, -95.47473
Nearest town Heaker, TX
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Directions

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Westbury Lake–Willow Lake, 7 lakes

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 38–62 ft

Out & Back · Willow Waterhole Greenway

Trailhead: Kevin Shanley Trail · 29.64724, -95.47473

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kevin Shanley Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Westbury Lake.
  3. 150 ftBear right onto Karen Cullar Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Ellis Island Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Akokisa Trail, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftBear right onto Kevin Shanley Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 300 ftPass Willow Lake.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 150 ftPass Heron Lake.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftPass Triangle Lake.
  14. 250 ftPass Rafferty Memorial Oak.
  15. 50 ftPass Scout Lake.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftSharp right onto Brown Foundation Trail, heading N.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Arboretum Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Brown Foundation Trail, heading W.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Bayou Trail, heading W.
  23. 250 ftTurn right onto Menninger Clinic Trail, heading S.
  24. 350 ftPass Heron Lake.
  25. 150 ftTurn right onto Audubon Trail, heading NW.
  26. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftReach Westbury Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  30. 300 ftTurn left onto Menninger Clinic Trail, heading NW.
  31. 500 ftTurn left onto Bayou Trail, heading NE.
  32. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  35. 100 ftContinue straight onto Brown Foundation Trail, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftBear left onto Arboretum Trail, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brown Foundation Trail, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  40. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  41. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  42. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  43. 450 ftBear right onto Kevin Shanley Trail, heading SW.
  44. 0.2 miBear left onto Akokisa Trail, heading E.
  45. 150 ftBear left onto Ellis Island Trail, heading SE.
  46. 0.2 miBear left onto Karen Cullar Trail, heading E.
  47. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  48. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kevin Shanley Trail, heading W.
  49. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/westbury-lake-willow-lake-out-back-9-lakes

Trail surface

37% paved21% dirt18% gravel24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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