Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
Forked Tail Creek Trail–Oak Motte Trail, 4 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Forked Tail Creek Trail–Oak Motte Trail, 4 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge near Lakeside, TX. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Forked Tail Creek Trail–Oak Motte Trail, 4 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 595–641 ft
Out & Back · Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
Trailhead: Riverbottom Trail · 32.84932, -97.48992
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Riverbottom Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Forked Tail Creek Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Wild Plum Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Oak Motte Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Forked Tail Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Prairie Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Forked Tail Creek Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Riverbottom Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 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 1.5 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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