Zoo Lake & KATY Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 46 min
Zoo Lake & KATY Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Forest Park, OK. The route reaches Zoo Lake. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Zoo Lake & KATY Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 46 min
Elevation 1,108–1,171 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: KATY Trail · 35.52200, -97.46596
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Transit-accessible: Adventure DistrictTrain Station stop 355 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on KATY Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Zoo Lake.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Zoo Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Adventure DistrictTrain Station stop 355 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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