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Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve

Bluebonnet Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Bluebonnet Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve near Allen, TX. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi548 – 623 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.06085, -96.68126
Nearest town Allen, TX
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Bluebonnet Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 547–623 ft

Out & Back · Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 33.06085, -96.68126

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 1.5 miTurn left onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 450 ftSharp left onto Hoblitzelle Park Trail, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  22. 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
  23. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  26. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 250 ftTurn left onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading NE.
  35. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 1.5 miBear right, heading E.
  37. 0.2 miArrive 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-11-km-2e3f

Trail surface

87% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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