Furneaux Creek Blue Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Furneaux Creek Blue Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Trinity Mills, TX. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi466 – 522 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Furneaux Creek Blue Trail 32.98925, -96.90767
Nearest town Trinity Mills, TX

Directions

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Furneaux Creek Blue Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 466–521 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Furneaux Creek Blue Trail · 32.98925, -96.90767

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 98°F / low 79° · precip 20% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: MacArthur @ Old Denton - W - FS stop 315 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Furneaux Creek Blue Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 2 miReach Furneaux Creek Blue Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.7 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

99% paved1% boardwalk

Weather

OvercastTemperature 98°F79°
Feels like85°Precip20%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity62%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°75° 4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 20% rain8 PM: 18% rain9 PM: 14% rain10 PM: 11% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Mon 98°74°
Tue 97°71°
Wed 98°80°
Thu 97°80°
Fri 94°78°
Sat 96°79°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: MacArthur @ Old Denton - W - FS stop 315 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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