White Rock Greenbelt–White Rock Lake, 4 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 3 hr 57 min
White Rock Greenbelt–White Rock Lake, 4 sights is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Santa Fe Trail Corridor near Highland Park, TX. The route passes White Rock Lake and White Rock Greenbelt. It is mostly level, with 162 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 Greenbelt–White Rock Lake, 4 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Elevation 428–598 ft
Out & Back · Santa Fe Trail Corridor
Trailhead: University Crossing Trail · 32.84070, -96.77307
Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 97°F / low 76° · precip 4% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Transit-accessible: Worcola @ Twin Sixties - S - MB1 stop 150 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on University Crossing Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Ridgewood Trail, heading E.
- 1 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto SoPac Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Katy Spur Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass White Rock Lake.
- 500 ftTurn right onto White Rock Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto SoPac Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Santa Fe Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass White Rock Greenbelt.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miReach White Rock Greenbelt, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto SoPac Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right onto White Rock Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Katy Spur Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto SoPac Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Ridgewood Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miBear left onto University Crossing Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Worcola @ Twin Sixties - S - MB1 stop 150 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from University Crossing Trail Trailhead
- Blue Loop–Ridgewood Trail, 3 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Green Loop–Orange Loop, 3 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Creekside Park–White Rock Greenbelt, 4 groves 10.7 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Turtle Creek via Katy Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Katy Trail via University Crossing Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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