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Black-capped Vireo Trail–Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, 7 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Dinosaur Valley State Park near Glass, TX. It climbs 354 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi646 – 869 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.23696, -97.81890
Nearest town Glass, TX

Directions

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Black-capped Vireo Trail–Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, 7 sights

6.3 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 646–870 ft

Out & Back · Dinosaur Valley State Park

Trailhead: 32.23696, -97.81890

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading N.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading N.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Hole Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 450 ftTurn right onto Limestone Ledge Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left onto Overlook Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Black-capped Vireo Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.6 miSharp right onto Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.7 miBear right onto Denio Creek Warbler Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Monarch Trail, heading W.
  19. 250 ftBear left onto Camping loop, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miBear left onto Paluxy River Trail, heading NW.
  22. 0.4 miBear left onto Blue Hole Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 200 ftTurn left onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

71% dirt2% paved27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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