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 538–636 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 32.93354, -97.07781
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: TEXRail & GVVR Depot stop 4 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Cotton Belt Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 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.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: TEXRail & GVVR Depot stop 4 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
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- Cotton Belt Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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