Arcadia Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 49 min
Arcadia Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Arcadia Trail Park near Watauga, TX. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Arcadia Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 49 min
Elevation 614–661 ft
Out & Back · Arcadia Trail Park
Trailhead: 32.89072, -97.28941
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: N Beach & Thompson stop 25 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Arcadia Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Arcadia Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: N Beach & Thompson stop 25 m from the trailhead
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