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White Rock Lake Park

White Rock Lake & Dog Launch via White Rock Lake Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 56 min

White Rock Lake & Dog Launch via White Rock Lake Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in White Rock Lake Park near Rawlins, TX. The route passes White Rock Lake and Dog Launch. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi456 – 512 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.85268, -96.72548
Nearest town Rawlins, TX
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White Rock Lake & Dog Launch via White Rock Lake Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 457–510 ft

Out & Back · White Rock Lake Park

Trailhead: 32.85268, -96.72548

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: Northwest @ Lawther - E - FS stop 684 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass White Rock Lake.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto White Rock Creek Trail, heading S.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto White Rock Lake Trail, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miPass Dog Launch.
  8. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.8 miBear left onto Harry W. Bass, Jr. Foundation Trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto White Rock Lake Trail, heading NE.
  14. 500 ftTurn right onto Harry W. Bass, Jr. Foundation Trail, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto White Rock Lake Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miReach White Rock Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Harry W. Bass, Jr. Foundation Trail, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto White Rock Lake Trail, heading SW.
  19. 500 ftTurn left onto Harry W. Bass, Jr. Foundation Trail, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto White Rock Lake Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  24. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  25. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  26. 250 ftTurn right onto White Rock Creek Trail, heading SW.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/white-rock-lake-dog-launch-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

90% paved5% gravel2% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Northwest @ Lawther - E - FS stop 684 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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