Cattail Pond–Cattail Pond Trail Loop, 5 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 54 min
Cattail Pond–Cattail Pond Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 2.3-mile loop in Cedar Ridge Preserve near River Oaks, TX. The route reaches Cattail Pond. It climbs 262 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cattail Pond–Cattail Pond Trail Loop, 5 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 54 min
Elevation 575–759 ft
Loop · Cedar Ridge Preserve
Trailhead: 32.63862, -96.95808
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: County View @ Long Canyon - N - FS stop 599 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Possumhaw Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cattail Pond Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Fossil Valley Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Forest Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Cattail Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Escarpment Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, 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.
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- Transit-accessible: County View @ Long Canyon - N - FS stop 599 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cattail Pond Viewpoint–Bluebonnet Trail, 4 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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