AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bluebonnet Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Bluebonnet Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back 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 – 663 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bluebonnet Trail 33.05801, -96.70238
Nearest town Plano, TX
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Bluebonnet Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 559–661 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bluebonnet Trail · 33.05801, -96.70238

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bluebonnet Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.8 miSharp right onto Watters Branch Creek Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  19. 1.1 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-7-km-5d44

Trail surface

83% paved8% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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