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. About 1 h 19 min drive (61 mi) from Cleveland. 30.33418, -94.20421 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:54 a.m., the sun rises at 7:18 a.m. and sets at 6:47 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:11 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 29 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 11:41 a.m. — 7 h 05 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Baby Galvez to Hwy 96 — 11.9 mi loop, 5 ft gain