White Rock Creek Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 35 min
White Rock Creek Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Olive Shapiro Park near Rawlins, TX. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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White Rock Creek Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 457–547 ft
Out & Back · Olive Shapiro Park
Trailhead: 32.86074, -96.72882
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 97°F / low 79° · precip 28% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Northwest @ Goforth - W - NS stop 498 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Flagpole Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto White Rock Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left onto Lake Highlands Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto White Rock Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Flagpole Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Northwest @ Goforth - W - NS stop 498 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- White Rock Creek Trail 10.7 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- White Rock Creek Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- White Rock Creek Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Flagpole Hill Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Flagpole Hill Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft
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