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Lake Mineral Wells State Trailway

On West Mountain

Trail9.3 km · 5.8 miBest Oct–Apr

Next nearby hike: Primitive Camping Trail 5.5 mi · 8.8 kmExplore West Mountain →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Oct–Apr · highs 15–26 °C (59–79 °F)

  1. J15°3°37
  2. F17°5°60
  3. M21°9°80
  4. A26°14°64
  5. M29°18°115
  6. J33°22°102
  7. J35°25°54
  8. A35°25°55
  9. S31°21°75
  10. O26°15°105
  11. N20°9°60
  12. D15°4°47

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Lake Mineral Wells State Trailway is a trail in Texas, United States of America, about 9.3 km (5.8 mi) in length. It is on West Mountain. It is at Mineral Wells.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
9.3 km · 5.8 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Mountain
West Mountain (mountain, 321 m; GeoNames)
Nearest town
At Mineral Wells (Palo Pinto County, Texas) · GeoNames
Best months
Oct–Apr
Country
United States of America
Region
Texas
Continent
North America
Route centre
32.8066, -98.1142
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Primitive Camping Trail

5.5 mi · 8.8 km · Texas

Primitive Hiking Trail

5.7 mi · 9.1 km · Texas

Cross Timbers Green Trail

5.8 mi · 9.3 km · Texas

Cross Timbers Orange Trail

7 mi · 10 km · Texas

Cross Timbers Maroon Trail

7 mi · 11 km · Texas

Lost Creek Reservior Trailway

30 mi · 49 km · Texas

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