Bluebonnet Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min
Bluebonnet Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Windhaven Meadows Park near Shepton, TX. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bluebonnet Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min
Elevation 661–708 ft
Out & Back · Windhaven Meadows Park
Trailhead: 33.05554, -96.80805
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miReach Bluebonnet Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bluebonnet Trail–Legacy Trail, 3 sights 15.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Bluebonnet Trail–Legacy Trail, 3 sights 15.9 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Legacy Viewpoint via Legacy Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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