Willow Oak Pond–North Woodway Pond, 5 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Willow Oak Pond–North Woodway Pond, 5 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Memorial Park near Holly Park, TX. The route passes Willow Oak Pond and North Woodway Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Willow Oak Pond–North Woodway Pond, 5 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 40–67 ft
Out & Back · Memorial Park
Trailhead: 29.76464, -95.44000
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Transit-accessible: Memorial Drive @ South Picnic Lane stop 109 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Commuter Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Prairie Plaza, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Commuter Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto West Lawn Multi-Use Path, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Commuter Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftPass Willow Oak Pond.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass North Woodway Pond.
- 200 ftReach Willow Oak Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Living Bridge, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Outer Loop Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Seymour Lieberman Exercise Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Outer Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Commuter Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Memorial Drive @ South Picnic Lane stop 109 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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