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Cottonwood Creek North Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 46 min

Cottonwood Creek North Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Allen, TX. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi637 – 692 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.11696, -96.67631
Nearest town Allen, TX
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Cottonwood Creek North Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 46 min

Elevation 636–692 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.11696, -96.67631

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Cottonwood Creek North Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miArrive 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/cottonwood-creek-north-trail-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:06 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:26 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:51 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Allen, Texas