Cotton Belt Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Cotton Belt Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Grapevine, TX. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cotton Belt Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 538–634 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cotton Belt Trail · 32.93283, -97.07822
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: TEXRail & GVVR Depot stop 84 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cotton Belt Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 2.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 2.9 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 400 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 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: TEXRail & GVVR Depot stop 84 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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