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Arcadia Trail Park

Arcadia Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 61 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Arcadia Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Arcadia Trail Park near Watauga, TX. It is mostly level, with 61 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi564 – 643 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.86050, -97.26981
Nearest town Watauga, TX
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Arcadia Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 61 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 565–643 ft

Out & Back · Arcadia Trail Park

Trailhead: 32.86050, -97.26981

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftBear right onto Arcadia Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.6 miReach Arcadia Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  25. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  29. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  33. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/arcadia-trail-arcadia-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

72% paved1% dirt1% gravel26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:17 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Watauga, Texas