Cotton Belt Trail via Cottonbelt Trail
10 mi · ▲ 186 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Cotton Belt Trail via Cottonbelt Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back near Bransford, TX. It is mostly level, with 186 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 via Cottonbelt Trail
10 mi · ▲ 186 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Elevation 558–678 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 32.90641, -97.15854
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Cottonbelt Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 3.3 miContinue straight onto Cotton Belt Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftReach Cotton Belt Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 3.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Cottonbelt Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cottonbelt Trail 12.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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