Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail & Cedar Ridge Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail & Cedar Ridge Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Dinosaur Valley State Park near Glen Rose, TX. It climbs 378 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail & Cedar Ridge Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 646–830 ft
Out & Back · Dinosaur Valley State Park
Trailhead: 32.24945, -97.81229
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Cedar Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miReach Cedar Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Cedar Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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