Balcones Trail
9.6 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Balcones Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Cedar Hill State Park near Florence Hill, TX. It climbs 325 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Balcones Trail
9.6 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Elevation 468–638 ft
Out & Back · Cedar Hill State Park
Trailhead: 32.64365, -97.01402
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Balcones Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 miReach Balcones Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2.1 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 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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