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Black-capped Vireo Trail–Overlook Trail, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Dinosaur Valley State Park near Glass, TX. It climbs 355 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 866 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Black-capped Vireo Trail–Overlook Trail, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 658–865 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. 350 ftReach Paluxy River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 400 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miSharp right onto Limestone Ledge Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading SW.
  21. 100 ftContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Paluxy River Trail, heading S.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  27. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

98% dirt1% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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