White Rock Lake Park

White Rock Greenbelt–White Rock Lake, 11 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 4 hr 17 min

White Rock Greenbelt–White Rock Lake, 11 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in White Rock Lake Park near Highland Park, TX. The route passes White Rock Lake, White Rock Greenbelt, Lower spillway and 7 more. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi413 – 597 ft14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.84185, -96.77594
Nearest town Highland Park, TX

Directions

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White Rock Greenbelt–White Rock Lake, 11 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 4 hr 17 min

Elevation 412–598 ft

Out & Back · White Rock Lake Park

Trailhead: 32.84185, -96.77594

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Transit-accessible: 6200 SMU - W - NS stop 128 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto University Crossing Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miBear right onto Ridgewood Trail, heading E.
  4. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right onto SoPac Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.1 miPass White Rock Lake.
  11. 200 ftTurn left onto Katy Spur Trail, heading SE.
  12. 450 ftTurn right onto White Rock Lake Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.5 miPass White Rock Greenbelt.
  18. 400 ftPass Lower spillway.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftPass White Rock Lake Viewpoint.
  23. 250 ftPass Upper spillway.
  24. 1 miPass Alex Camp House Lawn.
  25. 50 ftPass The Moody Oasis.
  26. 50 ftPass Petroglyph Walk.
  27. 50 ftPass Walk in the Clouds.
  28. 50 ftPass Texas Skywalk.
  29. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right onto Winfrey Point Way, heading NE.
  32. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 200 ftReach White Rock Greenbelt, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  34. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftBear right onto White Rock Lake Trail, heading NE.
  37. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  38. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  41. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  42. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  44. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  45. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  46. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  47. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  48. 0.1 miTurn left onto Katy Spur Trail, heading NW.
  49. 500 ftTurn right onto SoPac Trail, heading NW.
  50. 1.1 miSharp left onto Ridgewood Trail, heading W.
  51. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  52. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  53. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  54. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  55. 1 miBear left onto University Crossing Trail, heading S.
  56. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

93% paved3% dirt1% boardwalk3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.0 mi in (~147 min). Leave by 4:38 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 6200 SMU - W - NS stop 128 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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