Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve

Bluebonnet Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 53 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 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi554 – 623 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.06340, -96.67589
Nearest town Allen, TX

Directions

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Bluebonnet Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 555–623 ft

Out & Back · Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 33.06340, -96.67589

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 1.7 miTurn left onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 500 ftTurn 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 W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 500 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 NE.
  21. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  22. 450 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 SE.
  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. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  32. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 250 ftTurn left onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading NE.
  35. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 1.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  37. 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

87% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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