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Cedar Ridge Preserve

Cattail Pond–Cattail Pond Trail, 4 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 672 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Cattail Pond–Cattail Pond Trail, 4 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Cedar Ridge Preserve near Red Bird Addition, TX. The route reaches Cattail Pond at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 672 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi551 – 758 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.66213, -96.95485
Nearest town Red Bird Addition, TX
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Cattail Pond–Cattail Pond Trail, 4 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 672 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 550–759 ft

Out & Back · Cedar Ridge Preserve

Trailhead: 32.66213, -96.95485

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 95°F / low 73° · precip 10% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  27. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 0.1 miBear left onto Backstage Pass Trail, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  32. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 300 ftTurn left onto Possumhaw Trail, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftTurn right onto Cattail Pond Trail, heading SE.
  35. 0.4 miTurn left onto Fossil Valley Trail, heading S.
  36. 0.3 miBear right onto Forest Valley Trail, heading S.
  37. 0.2 miReach Cattail Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  38. 0.2 miBear left onto Fossil Valley Trail, heading W.
  39. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cattail Pond Trail, heading W.
  40. 0.4 miTurn left onto Possumhaw Trail, heading E.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  42. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  43. 150 ftTurn left onto Backstage Pass Trail, heading E.
  44. 0.2 miBear right onto Park in the Woods Trail, heading NW.
  45. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  46. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  47. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  48. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  49. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  50. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  51. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  52. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  53. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  54. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  55. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  56. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  57. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  58. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  59. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  60. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  61. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  62. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  63. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  64. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  65. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  66. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  67. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  68. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  69. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  70. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  71. 100 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading SE.
  72. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  73. 250 ftArrive 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/cattail-pond-cattail-pond-trail-out-back-4-sights-11-km

Trail surface

54% dirt10% paved5% gravel31% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F73°
Precip10%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 7:17 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Wed 97°75°
Thu 96°77°
Fri 95°76°
Sat 93°78°
Sun 97°79°
Mon 100°77°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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