Duck Creek Trail–Greenbelt Parkway, 3 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Duck Creek Trail–Greenbelt Parkway, 3 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Duck Creek Greenbelt near Rose Hill, TX. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Duck Creek Trail–Greenbelt Parkway, 3 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 436–495 ft
Out & Back · Duck Creek Greenbelt
Trailhead: 32.83900, -96.57936
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Mesquite Garland Connector, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Greenbelt Parkway, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Duck Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Greenbelt Parkway, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Duck Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Mesquite Garland Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Greenbelt Parkway, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Duck Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Greenbelt Parkway, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Mesquite Garland Connector, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.1 miArrive 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 2.9 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Greenbelt Parkway & Mesquite Garland Connector 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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