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Willow Oak Pond–Arrowwood Pond, 4 lakes is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Memorial Park near Timber Grove Manor, TX. The route passes North Woodway Pond, Lily Pond and Arrowwood Pond before reaching Willow Oak Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 66 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.77055, -95.42940
Nearest town Timber Grove Manor, TX

Directions

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Willow Oak Pond–Arrowwood Pond, 4 lakes

3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 44–64 ft

Out & Back · Memorial Park

Trailhead: 29.77055, -95.42940

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

Transit-accessible: stop 554 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. 350 ftBear right onto Seymour Lieberman Exercise Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Outer Loop Trail, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftBear left onto Living Bridge, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftTurn right onto Commuter Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miPass North Woodway Pond.
  11. 50 ftPass Lily Pond.
  12. 50 ftPass Arrowwood Pond.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Outer Loop, heading S.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ravine Trail, heading S.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Outer Loop, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Wildflower Trail, heading W.
  20. 250 ftTurn right onto Willow Oak Trail, heading W.
  21. 100 ftContinue straight onto Blackberry Trail, heading W.
  22. 300 ftReach Willow Oak Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 250 ftContinue straight onto Willow Oak Trail, heading W.
  24. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 200 ftContinue straight onto Wildflower Trail, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Outer Loop, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ravine Trail, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Outer Loop, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto Commuter Trail, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left onto Living Bridge, heading SE.
  34. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  35. 250 ftTurn left onto Outer Loop Trail, heading S.
  36. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftTurn left onto Seymour Lieberman Exercise Trail, heading NW.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  39. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  40. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  41. 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 surface

73% gravel16% paved4% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 554 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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