AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cotton Belt Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Cotton Belt Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Grapevine, TX. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi538 – 633 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cotton Belt Trail 32.93300, -97.07316
Nearest town Grapevine, TX
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Cotton Belt Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 538–634 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cotton Belt Trail · 32.93300, -97.07316

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Grapevine-Main Street stop 410 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cotton Belt Trail, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 2.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 2.9 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cotton-belt-trail-out-back-9-km-45d2

Trail surface

60% paved40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Grapevine-Main Street stop 410 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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