High Point Park

Bluebonnet Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Bluebonnet Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in High Point Park near Plano, TX. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi558 – 705 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.06122, -96.72857
Nearest town Plano, TX

Directions

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Bluebonnet Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 559–706 ft

Out & Back · High Point Park

Trailhead: 33.06122, -96.72857

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

Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 400 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 400 ftContinue straight onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 1.7 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.8 miSharp right onto Watters Branch Creek Trail, heading N.
  14. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  23. 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  27. 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

85% paved5% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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