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Dinosaur Valley State Park

Buckeye Trail–Cedar Ridge Trail, 6 sights

7 mi · ▲ 349 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Buckeye Trail–Cedar Ridge Trail, 6 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Dinosaur Valley State Park near Glass, TX. It climbs 349 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi646 – 827 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.23696, -97.81890
Nearest town Glass, TX
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Buckeye Trail–Cedar Ridge Trail, 6 sights

7 mi · ▲ 349 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 646–827 ft

Out & Back · Dinosaur Valley State Park

Trailhead: 32.23696, -97.81890

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading N.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading N.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Hole Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 450 ftTurn right onto Limestone Ledge Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left onto Overlook Trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftSharp right onto Limestone Ledge Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.6 miSharp right onto Denio Creek Warbler Trail, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftTurn left onto Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miBear left onto Cedar Ridge Trail, heading E.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
  19. 1 miTurn left onto Denio Creek Warbler Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right onto Monarch Trail, heading S.
  23. 250 ftBear left onto Camping loop, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miBear left onto Paluxy River Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.4 miBear left onto Blue Hole Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading S.
  29. 100 ftContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading SW.
  30. 150 ftContinue straight onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftTurn left onto Paluxy River Trail, heading S.
  33. 150 ftContinue straight onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading SW.
  34. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  35. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/buckeye-trail-out-back-0e15

Trail surface

70% dirt2% paved28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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