Texas trails · Lake Mineral Wells State Trailway
Lake Mineral Wells State Trailway
A 20.4-mile point-to-point in Texas, with 429 ft of climbing. Reaches Sunshine Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 54% of the ascent falls between mile 28.1 and mile 42.1. It gives back about 519 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Sunshine Lake (lake)
- Lake Mineral Wells (lake)
Getting there
Lake Mineral Wells State Trailway access — parking nearby, restroom. 32.81354, -98.03182 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:40 a.m., the sun rises at 7:05 a.m. and sets at 7:58 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:23 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 52 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.4-mile route takes roughly 7 h 46 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:51 p.m. — 5 h 07 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Johnson Peak Loop Trail — 25.8 mi