Bluebonnet Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Bluebonnet Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Bluebonnet Trail Park near Shepton, TX. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bluebonnet Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Elevation 697–737 ft
Out & Back · Bluebonnet Trail Park
Trailhead: Bluebonnet Trail · 33.06184, -96.78002
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: Spring Creek @ Preston Meadow - W - FS stop 602 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Preston Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach Bluebonnet Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Preston Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Spring Creek @ Preston Meadow - W - FS stop 602 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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