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Willow Waterhole Greenway

Willow Lake–Rafferty Memorial Oak, 7 lakes

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Willow Lake–Rafferty Memorial Oak, 7 lakes is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Willow Waterhole Greenway near Heaker, TX. The route passes Willow Lake, Heron Lake, Triangle Lake and 3 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 – 62 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kinder Foundation Trail 29.65122, -95.46702
Nearest town Heaker, TX
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Willow Lake–Rafferty Memorial Oak, 7 lakes

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Elevation 48–62 ft

Out & Back · Willow Waterhole Greenway

Trailhead: Kinder Foundation Trail · 29.65122, -95.46702

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kinder Foundation Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Willow Lake.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftPass Heron Lake.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftPass Triangle Lake.
  9. 250 ftPass Rafferty Memorial Oak.
  10. 50 ftPass Scout Lake.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftSharp right onto Brown Foundation Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Arboretum Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Brown Foundation Trail, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Bayou Trail, heading S.
  18. 250 ftTurn right onto Menninger Clinic Trail, heading W.
  19. 350 ftPass Heron Lake.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Audubon Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miBear left onto Donald Perkins Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.5 miReach Willow Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.5 miBear right onto Audubon Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Menninger Clinic Trail, heading SE.
  25. 500 ftTurn left onto Bayou Trail, heading W.
  26. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brown Foundation Trail, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftBear left onto Arboretum Trail, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brown Foundation Trail, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  35. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  36. 100 ftBear left onto Kinder Foundation Trail, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  38. 500 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-9-lakes

Trail surface

69% paved16% dirt4% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Heaker, Texas