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Hamilton Park

Cottonwood Creek Trail & Northaven Trail

6 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Cottonwood Creek Trail & Northaven Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Hamilton Park near Gifford, TX. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi479 – 587 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Northaven Trail 32.89870, -96.77346
Nearest town Gifford, TX
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Cottonwood Creek Trail & Northaven Trail

6 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 479–588 ft

Out & Back · Hamilton Park

Trailhead: Northaven Trail · 32.89870, -96.77346

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 402 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Northaven Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 500 ftContinue straight onto Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto ~, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading N.
  10. 1.9 miReach Northaven Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miBear left onto ~, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Northaven Trail, heading SE.
  19. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  22. 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/cottonwood-creek-trail-northaven-trail-out-back-10-km-1524

Trail surface

89% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 402 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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