Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve

Bluebonnet Trail

6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Bluebonnet Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve near Allen, 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.

Elevation

0 mi558 – 623 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.06570, -96.67803
Nearest town Allen, TX

Directions

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Bluebonnet Trail

6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 559–623 ft

Out & Back · Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 33.06570, -96.67803

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 1.4 miTurn left onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 500 ftSharp left onto Hoblitzelle Park Trail, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  23. 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
  24. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  33. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  34. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 250 ftTurn left onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading E.
  37. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  38. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  39. 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 surface

87% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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