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Buckeye Trail–Cedar Ridge Trail, 6 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Dinosaur Valley State Park near Glen Rose, TX. It climbs 328 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 827 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Paluxy River Trail 32.24435, -97.80717
Nearest town Glen Rose, TX

Directions

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Buckeye Trail–Cedar Ridge Trail, 6 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 328 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 643–827 ft

Out & Back · Dinosaur Valley State Park

Trailhead: Paluxy River Trail · 32.24435, -97.80717

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Paluxy River Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Cedar Ridge Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading NE.
  8. 1 miTurn left onto Denio Creek Warbler Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right onto Limestone Ledge Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miSharp left onto Overlook Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto Limestone Ledge Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left onto Main Tracksite Access Trail, heading S.
  13. 450 ftContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Amphitheater Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miBear right onto Monarch Trail, heading W.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.4 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

64% dirt2% paved34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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