Duck Pond–Plum Valley Trail, 3 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Cedar Hill State Park near Cedar Hill, TX. The route reaches Duck Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi558 – 633 ft2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Talala Trail 32.61636, -96.98166
Nearest town Cedar Hill, TX
Directions
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Duck Pond–Plum Valley Trail, 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 54 min
Elevation 557–632 ft
Out & Back · Cedar Hill State Park
Trailhead: Talala Trail · 32.61636, -96.98166
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Talala Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Plum Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Duck Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Plum Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Talala Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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