Cedar Ridge Preserve

Cattail Pond Viewpoint–Cattail Pond, 4 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Cattail Pond Viewpoint–Cattail Pond, 4 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Cedar Ridge Preserve near Red Bird Addition, TX. The route passes Cattail Pond Viewpoint before reaching Cattail Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 201 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi577 – 758 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.64799, -96.95922
Nearest town Red Bird Addition, TX

Directions

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Cattail Pond Viewpoint–Cattail Pond, 4 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 579–759 ft

Out & Back · Cedar Ridge Preserve

Trailhead: 32.64799, -96.95922

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Backstage Pass Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 300 ftTurn left onto Possumhaw Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Cattail Pond Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miPass Cattail Pond Viewpoint.
  14. 0.2 miPass Cattail Pond.
  15. 300 ftTurn left onto Escarpment Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftReach Cattail Pond Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Cattail Pond Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.8 miTurn left onto Possumhaw Trail, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto Backstage Pass Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miBear right onto Park in the Woods Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  28. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

66% dirt21% paved11% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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