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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto University Crossing Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Ridgewood Trail, heading E.
- 1 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto SoPac Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miPass White Rock Lake.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Katy Spur Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto White Rock Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miPass White Rock Greenbelt.
- 400 ftPass Lower spillway.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass White Rock Lake Viewpoint.
- 250 ftPass Upper spillway.
- 1 miPass Alex Camp House Lawn.
- 50 ftPass The Moody Oasis.
- 50 ftPass Petroglyph Walk.
- 50 ftPass Walk in the Clouds.
- 50 ftPass Texas Skywalk.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Winfrey Point Way, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftReach White Rock Greenbelt, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto White Rock Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Katy Spur Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto SoPac Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Ridgewood Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miBear left onto University Crossing Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 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 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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 6200 SMU - W - NS stop 128 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Blue Loop–Ridgewood Trail, 3 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Green Loop–Orange Loop, 3 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Ridgewood Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Katy Viewpoint–Katy Trail Caboose, 3 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- University Crossing Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- University Crossing Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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