Black-capped Vireo Trail–Buckeye Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 5.6-mile loop in Dinosaur Valley State Park near Glass, TX. It climbs 384 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi646 – 869 ft5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Monarch Trail 32.24961, -97.81693
Nearest town Glass, TX
Directions
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Black-capped Vireo Trail–Buckeye Trail Loop, 5 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 646–870 ft
Loop · Dinosaur Valley State Park
Trailhead: Monarch Trail · 32.24961, -97.81693
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Monarch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Denio Creek Warbler Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Cedar Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Black-capped Vireo Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Limestone Ledge Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Main Tracksite Access Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Amphitheater Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Monarch Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
63% dirt2% paved35% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Monarch Trail Trailhead
- Monarch Trail & Paluxy River Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Apatosaurus–Tyrannosaurus rex, 6 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 69 ft
- Black-capped Vireo Trail–Denio Creek Warbler Trail Loop, 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 354 ft
- Buckeye Trail–Cedar Ridge Trail Loop, 5 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 321 ft
- Buckeye Trail–Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail Loop, 5 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 410 ft
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