Furneaux Creek Blue Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Furneaux Creek Blue Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Trinity Mills, TX. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi453 – 492 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.98559, -96.92014
Nearest town Trinity Mills, TX

Directions

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Furneaux Creek Blue Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 451–491 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 32.98559, -96.92014

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Mac Arthur @ Carter - E - MB stop 215 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Furneaux Creek Blue Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miReach Furneaux Creek Blue Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 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

88% paved2% boardwalk10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Mac Arthur @ Carter - E - MB stop 215 m from the trailhead