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Hoblitzelle Park

Bluebonnet Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 132 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Bluebonnet Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Hoblitzelle Park near Plano, TX. It is mostly level, with 132 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi577 – 679 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.06092, -96.71046
Nearest town Plano, TX
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Bluebonnet Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 132 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 579–680 ft

Out & Back · Hoblitzelle Park

Trailhead: 33.06092, -96.71046

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 450 ftSharp left onto Hoblitzelle Park Trail, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Hoblitzelle Park, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hoblitzelle Park Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hoblitzelle Park, heading E.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hoblitzelle Park Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  23. 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
  24. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  31. 150 ftTurn right onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading E.
  32. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 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-out-back-10-km-6779

Trail surface

82% paved2% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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