Texas trails · Four C (4C'S)
Four C (4C'S)
A 19.8-mile out-and-back in Texas, with 169 ft of climbing. Reaches Blue Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 53% of the ascent falls between mile 13.2 and mile 19.8. It gives back about 476 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Blue Lake (lake)
- Brushy Lake (lake)
- Duren Lake (lake)
Getting there
NECHES BLUFF OVERLOOK — parking nearby. About 1 h 55 min drive (91 mi) from Huntsville. 31.56760, -95.16360 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:58 a.m., the sun rises at 7:22 a.m. and sets at 6:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:14 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 27 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 39.6-mile round trip works out to roughly 14 h 50 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.