Bluebonnet Trail & Shady Brook Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 55 min

Bluebonnet Trail & Shady Brook Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Camey, TX. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi617 – 709 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bluebonnet Trail 33.06533, -96.82523
Nearest town Camey, TX

Directions

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Bluebonnet Trail & Shady Brook Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 55 min

Elevation 616–707 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bluebonnet Trail · 33.06533, -96.82523

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 100°F / low 79° · precip 18% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Dallas N Tollway @ Democracy - N - NS stop 347 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Bluebonnet Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Shady Brook Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miReach Bluebonnet Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

50% paved50% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 100°F79°
Feels like86°Precip18%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity59%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°75° 4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 16% rain8 PM: 18% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 12% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Mon 97°73°
Tue 96°70°
Wed 97°75°
Thu 97°76°
Fri 93°72°
Sat 95°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:53 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Dallas N Tollway @ Democracy - N - NS stop 347 m from the trailhead

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