Bethany Drive Trail & Watters Branch Creek Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Bethany Drive Trail & Watters Branch Creek Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Allen, TX. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi584 – 682 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.11465, -96.69799
Nearest town Allen, TX

Directions

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Bethany Drive Trail & Watters Branch Creek Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 585–683 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.11465, -96.69799

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Watters Branch Creek Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bethany Drive Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right onto Watters Branch Creek Trail, heading E.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 1.6 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 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 surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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