Dinosaur Valley State Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi646 – 830 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.24945, -97.81229
Nearest town Glen Rose, TX

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Cedar Ridge Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.8 miReach Cedar Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Cedar Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 500 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

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:32 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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