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Hoblitzelle Park

Bluebonnet Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 159 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Bluebonnet Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Hoblitzelle Park near Plano, TX. It is mostly level, with 159 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi577 – 679 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bluebonnet Trail 33.06040, -96.70819
Nearest town Plano, TX
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Bluebonnet Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 159 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 579–680 ft

Out & Back · Hoblitzelle Park

Trailhead: Bluebonnet Trail · 33.06040, -96.70819

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  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 NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Hoblitzelle Park, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hoblitzelle Park Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hoblitzelle Park, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hoblitzelle Park Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  23. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  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. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bluebonnet-trail-out-back-10-km-6f6b

Trail surface

81% paved3% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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