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Duck Pond & Plum Valley Trail via Talala Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Cedar Hill State Park near Cedar Hill, TX. The route reaches Duck Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 275 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 633 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Penn Farm Trail 32.62189, -96.98629
Nearest town Cedar Hill, TX

Directions

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Duck Pond & Plum Valley Trail via Talala Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 545–632 ft

Out & Back · Cedar Hill State Park

Trailhead: Penn Farm Trail · 32.62189, -96.98629

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Penn Farm Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Talala Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.5 miTurn right onto Plum Valley Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Duck Pond Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftPass Duck Pond.
  6. 0.2 miReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Plum Valley Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Talala Trail, heading E.
  9. 1 miTurn right onto Penn Farm Trail, heading NE.
  10. 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 surface

97% dirt3% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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