Chalk Hill Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Chalk Hill Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Cockrell Hill, TX. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi584 – 650 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.74235, -96.89400
Nearest town Cockrell Hill, TX

Directions

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Chalk Hill Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 585–648 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 32.74235, -96.89400

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

Transit-accessible: Cockrell Hill Transfer Location stop 625 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Chalk Hill Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.6 miReach Chalk Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

88% gravel12% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:09 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:29 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:53 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cockrell Hill Transfer Location stop 625 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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