AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cottonbelt Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Cottonbelt Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Smithfield, TX. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 653 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.86878, -97.20407
Nearest town Smithfield, TX
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Cottonbelt Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 601–652 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 32.86878, -97.20407

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 768 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto Walker's Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Cottonbelt Trail, heading SW.
  4. 2.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 2.1 miTurn right onto Walker's Creek Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  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/cottonbelt-trail-out-back-8-km-7e00

Trail surface

79% paved21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 768 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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