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Wichita River, Holliday Creek/Circle, N. Weeks and Lake Wichita Trails

Name: Wichita River, Holliday Creek/Circle, N. Weeks and Lake Wichita Trails
Rating: 1.50

Type: Trail

Length: 14.88 Miles

Elevation Gain: N/A

Cost: Free

Rating:

(1.50)1

Difficulty: 3stars

(3.00)

Solitude:

(0.50)

ADA Accessible: Yes

Bikes Allowed: Yes

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Interpretive Guide: No

Address: Lucy Park to Wichita Lake Park

City: Wichita Falls

County: Wichita

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A view of Lake Wichita and the hill in Lake Wichita Park off in the distance. (Photo by Blaze)

The trail is very similar to hiking along the bayous in Houston - long and boring. (Photo by Blaze)

The trail is along concrete path that most people bike. I was the only one walking the entire distance. (Photo by Blaze)

The real falls are on the other side of the river, further down the trail, and not very glamorous. It is marked by the 2 statues of Native American Indians hunting on horses. (Photo by Blaze)

A view of the falls, although this is not the original location of the natural Wichita Falls. (Photo by Blaze)

This is a view of the trail between Lucy Park and The Falls. The trail parallels the Wichita River. (Photo by Blaze)

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Long, Exhausting Hike
By Blaze on 7/26/2014
Rating: 1point5stars

Difficulty: 3stars

Solitude:

Distance: 20.00 Miles Duration: 7 hours, 10 minutes

I did a long hike from Lucy Park past The Falls and all the way out to Lake Wichita Park, and then back to Lucy Park through the streets in order to get back to my car. My GPS mileage read 20.45 miles, but the track file only recorded 20.0 miles. The temperature was a brutal 105 degrees F and I almost passed out the last few miles from heat exhaustion. Most of the distance is walking along a concrete biking trail and it reminded me a lot of the long bayou hikes I do in Houston (boring).

It's about 13.6 miles from Lucy Park to Lake Wichita Park. Rather than returning the same way, I took a shortcut (6.4 miles) through the streets of Wichita Falls to get back to my car. I'm glad I did because I don't think I could have done another 13.6 miles back in those heat conditions.