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Willow Waterhole Greenway

Willow Lake–Rafferty Memorial Oak, 6 lakes

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Willow Lake–Rafferty Memorial Oak, 6 lakes is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Willow Waterhole Greenway near Willow Brook, TX. The route passes Willow Lake, Heron Lake, Scout Lake and 2 more. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 59 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kinder Foundation Trail 29.65564, -95.46478
Nearest town Willow Brook, TX
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Willow Lake–Rafferty Memorial Oak, 6 lakes

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Elevation 48–59 ft

Out & Back · Willow Waterhole Greenway

Trailhead: Kinder Foundation Trail · 29.65564, -95.46478

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 321 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kinder Foundation Trail, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Willow Lake.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miPass Heron Lake.
  5. 50 ftPass Scout Lake.
  6. 200 ftPass Triangle Lake.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 100 ftPass Rafferty Memorial Oak.
  9. 50 ftSharp right onto Brown Foundation Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Arboretum Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brown Foundation Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Arboretum Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Brown Foundation Trail, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Bayou Trail, heading S.
  17. 250 ftTurn right onto Menninger Clinic Trail, heading NW.
  18. 450 ftContinue straight onto Audubon Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miBear left onto Donald Perkins Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.5 miReach Willow Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.5 miBear right onto Audubon Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Menninger Clinic Trail, heading SE.
  23. 500 ftTurn left onto Bayou Trail, heading W.
  24. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brown Foundation Trail, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto Arboretum Trail, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftBear left onto Brown Foundation Trail, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Arboretum Trail, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brown Foundation Trail, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  33. 150 ftBear left onto Kinder Foundation Trail, heading SW.
  34. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/willow-lake-rafferty-memorial-oak-out-back-8-lakes

Trail surface

69% paved27% dirt3% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 321 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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