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Archgate Park

Bluebonnet Trail–Legacy Trail, 3 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Bluebonnet Trail–Legacy Trail, 3 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Archgate Park near Shepton, TX. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi633 – 745 ft17.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.05554, -96.80805
Nearest town Shepton, TX
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Bluebonnet Trail–Legacy Trail, 3 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Elevation 633–745 ft

Out & Back · Archgate Park

Trailhead: 33.05554, -96.80805

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto Legacy Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 3.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Preston Ridge Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading S.
  16. 1.1 miReach Legacy Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left onto Preston Ridge Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Legacy Trail, heading N.
  21. 3.6 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  29. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bluebonnet-trail-legacy-trail-out-back-3-sights-26-km-1d71

Trail surface

69% paved31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.8 mi in (~169 min). Leave by 4:18 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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