Bluebonnet Trail
3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Bluebonnet Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Archgate 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
3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 674–724 ft
Out & Back · Archgate Park
Trailhead: 33.06258, -96.77056
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 98°F / low 80° · precip 17% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Spring Creek @ Coit - W - FS stop 683 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Preston Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Bluebonnet Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Preston Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Spring Creek @ Coit - W - FS stop 683 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Legacy Viewpoint–Legacy Trail, 3 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Preston Ridge Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Preston Ridge Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Preston Ridge Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Preston Ridge Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Preston Ridge Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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