Olive Shapiro Park

White Rock Creek Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 39 min

White Rock Creek Trail is a 4.8-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.

Elevation

0 mi456 – 548 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.86074, -96.72882
Nearest town Rawlins, TX

Directions

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White Rock Creek Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 457–547 ft

Out & Back · Olive Shapiro Park

Trailhead: 32.86074, -96.72882

Weather Sep 20: 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Flagpole Hill Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto White Rock Creek Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1 miBear left onto Lake Highlands Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto White Rock Creek Trail, heading NE.
  9. 1 miTurn left onto Flagpole Hill Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 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.

Trail surface

73% paved17% dirt7% grass3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:28 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Northwest @ Goforth - W - NS stop 498 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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