Olive Shapiro Park

White Rock Creek Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 20 min

White Rock Creek Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Olive Shapiro Park near Rawlins, TX. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi456 – 538 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.86623, -96.72276
Nearest town Rawlins, TX

Directions

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White Rock Creek Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 457–539 ft

Out & Back · Olive Shapiro Park

Trailhead: 32.86623, -96.72276

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 96°F / low 78° · precip 25% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Northwest @ Audelia - W - FS stop 646 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Flagpole Hill Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto White Rock Creek Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1 miBear left onto Lake Highlands Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto White Rock Creek Trail, heading NW.
  9. 1 miTurn left onto Flagpole Hill Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 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

84% paved16% dirt

Weather

Light rainTemperature 96°F78°
Precip25%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity77%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°75° 3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 4% rain6 PM: 13% rain7 PM: 25% rain8 PM: 21% rain9 PM: 19% rain10 PM: 13% rain11 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Mon 96°75°
Tue 98°71°
Wed 98°79°
Thu 98°79°
Fri 95°76°
Sat 97°76°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Northwest @ Audelia - W - FS stop 646 m from the trailhead

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