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Cedar Ridge Preserve

Cattail Pond Viewpoint–Bluebonnet Trail, 4 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min

Cattail Pond Viewpoint–Bluebonnet Trail, 4 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Cedar Ridge Preserve near River Oaks, TX. The route reaches Cattail Pond Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 758 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bluebonnet Trail 32.63797, -96.95964
Nearest town River Oaks, TX
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Cattail Pond Viewpoint–Bluebonnet Trail, 4 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min

Elevation 711–759 ft

Out & Back · Cedar Ridge Preserve

Trailhead: Bluebonnet Trail · 32.63797, -96.95964

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: County View @ Long Canyon - N - FS stop 673 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bluebonnet Trail, heading W.
  2. 400 ftTurn right onto Mulberry Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Prairie Trail, heading N.
  4. 200 ftTurn right onto Park in the Woods Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Backstage Pass Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 300 ftTurn left onto Possumhaw Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Cattail Pond Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miReach Cattail Pond Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left onto Possumhaw Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftTurn left onto Backstage Pass Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left onto Park in the Woods Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail, heading N.
  17. 150 ftSharp right onto Mulberry Trail, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading N.
  19. 100 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-viewpoint-bluebonnet-trail-out-back-4-sights-3-km

Trail surface

98% dirt1% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: County View @ Long Canyon - N - FS stop 673 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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