High Point Park

Bluebonnet Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Bluebonnet Trail is a 6.7-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 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.05997, -96.72456
Nearest town Plano, TX

Directions

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Bluebonnet Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 559–706 ft

Out & Back · High Point Park

Trailhead: 33.05997, -96.72456

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

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

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Trail surface

87% paved5% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 5 min before dark.

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