Dragonfly Pond–Wood Duck Pond, 4 sights
10 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Dragonfly Pond–Wood Duck Pond, 4 sights is a 10-mile out-and-back in Trinity River Audubon Center near Hutchins, TX. The route passes Dragonfly Pond and Wood Duck Pond. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dragonfly Pond–Wood Duck Pond, 4 sights
10 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Elevation 382–445 ft
Out & Back · Trinity River Audubon Center
Trailhead: Trinity Forest Trail · 32.70888, -96.70817
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Grt Trinty @ Longacre - E - NS stop 414 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Dragonfly Pond.
- 50 ftPass Wood Duck Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left onto AT&T Trail, heading S.
- 3.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pemberton Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach Dragonfly Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto AT&T Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 3.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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 4.9 mi in (~120 min). Leave by 5:08 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Grt Trinty @ Longacre - E - NS stop 414 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Trinity Forest Trail Trailhead
- Trinity River Viewpoint–Whistling Duck Pond, 14 lakes 2.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Overlook–Trinity River Viewpoint, 14 lakes 2.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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