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Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center

Balcones Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Balcones Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center near Cedar Hill, TX. It is mostly level, with 215 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi564 – 784 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Balcones Trail 32.61930, -96.97566
Nearest town Cedar Hill, TX
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Balcones Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 563–783 ft

Out & Back · Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center

Trailhead: Balcones Trail · 32.61930, -96.97566

Weather Sep 20: Rain showers, high 98°F / low 76° · precip 35% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start on Balcones Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 1.3 miReach Balcones Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miArrive 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/balcones-trail-out-back-5-km-678f

Trail surface

99% paved1% dirt

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 98°F76°
Precip35%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity82%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°75° 3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 8% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 35% rain8 PM: 24% rain9 PM: 18% rain10 PM: 15% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Mon 98°75° 15%
Tue 96°72°
Wed 97°79°
Thu 97°79°
Fri 95°75°
Sat 96°73°

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