Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail–Denio Creek Warbler Trail, 4 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Dinosaur Valley State Park near Glass, TX. It climbs 331 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi659 – 824 ft6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 32.23696, -97.81890
Nearest town Glass, TX
Directions
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Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail–Denio Creek Warbler Trail, 4 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 331 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 658–825 ft
Out & Back · Dinosaur Valley State Park
Trailhead: 32.23696, -97.81890
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Hole Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Limestone Ledge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Overlook Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Limestone Ledge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Denio Creek Warbler Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Paluxy River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Denio Creek Warbler Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Limestone Ledge Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Overlook Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Limestone Ledge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Paluxy River Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
73% dirt1% paved26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail & Paluxy River Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 293 ft
- Black-capped Vireo Trail–Overlook Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 355 ft
- Buckeye Trail–Cedar Ridge Trail, 6 sights 7 mi · ▲ 349 ft
- Black-capped Vireo Trail–Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, 7 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 354 ft
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