Cottonwood Creek Trail & Northaven Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Cottonwood Creek Trail & Northaven Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Meaders, TX. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cottonwood Creek Trail & Northaven Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 479–620 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 32.90300, -96.81890
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Transit-accessible: Forest @ Inwood - E - FS stop 713 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Northaven Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Northaven Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Northaven Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Forest @ Inwood - E - FS stop 713 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Northaven Trail & White Rock Creek Trail 12 mi · ▲ 219 ft
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