Buckeye Trail–Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 5.4-mile loop in Dinosaur Valley State Park near Glass, TX. It climbs 410 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi659 – 869 ft5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Blue Hole Trail 32.25123, -97.81777
Nearest town Glass, TX
Directions
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Buckeye Trail–Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail Loop, 5 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 658–870 ft
Loop · Dinosaur Valley State Park
Trailhead: Blue Hole Trail · 32.25123, -97.81777
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Limestone Ledge Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Overlook Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Limestone Ledge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Denio Creek Warbler Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Cedar Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading S.
- 1 miSharp left onto Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, heading N.
- 1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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% dirt13% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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