Texas trails · Good Water Trail Loop
Good Water Trail Loop
A 23.5-mile point-to-point in Texas, with 126 ft of climbing.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 59% of the ascent, between mile 15.7 and mile 23.5. It gives back about 679 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Heads up
Getting there
Good Water Trail Loop access — parking nearby. 30.67007, -97.73876 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:42 a.m., the sun rises at 7:06 a.m. and sets at 7:55 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:19 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 49 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 23.5-mile route takes roughly 8 h 46 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:52 p.m. — 4 h 03 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Good Water Trail Loop + ALT - Good Water Trail Loop — 2.5 mi loop, 94 ft gain
- Short Cut to Goodwater Trail to Tejas + Short cut to Goodwater Trail South side + Good Water Trail Loop — 1.2 mi loop, 60 ft gain