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Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail & Paluxy River Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Dinosaur Valley State Park near Glass, TX. It climbs 293 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 837 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.23696, -97.81890
Nearest town Glass, TX

Directions

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Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail & Paluxy River Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 293 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 658–836 ft

Out & Back · Dinosaur Valley State Park

Trailhead: 32.23696, -97.81890

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading N.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading N.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Hole Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 450 ftTurn left onto Cedar Brake Outer Loop Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.8 miReach Paluxy River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading SW.
  20. 200 ftContinue straight onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Paluxy River Trail, heading SE.
  23. 100 ftContinue straight onto Horseshoe Equestrian Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

98% dirt1% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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