Texas trails · Baby Galvez to Hwy 96
Baby Galvez to Hwy 96
A 11.9-mile loop in Texas, with 5 ft of climbing. Reaches Round Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the National Park Service.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 11.9 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Round Lake (lake)
- Patterson Lake (lake)
- Yellow Lake (lake)
Getting there
Baby Galvez to Hwy 96 access. 30.33418, -94.20421 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:28 a.m., the sun rises at 6:52 a.m. and sets at 7:40 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:05 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 48 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.9-mile route takes roughly 4 h 24 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:16 a.m. — 8 h 24 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Baby Galvez to Hwy 96 — 11.9 mi loop, 5 ft gain