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Horseshoe Trails Park

Horseshoe Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Horseshoe Trail is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Horseshoe Trails Park near Grapevine, TX. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi538 – 633 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cotton Belt Trail 32.93300, -97.07316
Nearest town Grapevine, TX
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Horseshoe Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Elevation 538–634 ft

Out & Back · Horseshoe Trails Park

Trailhead: Cotton Belt Trail · 32.93300, -97.07316

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

Transit-accessible: Grapevine-Main Street stop 410 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cotton Belt Trail, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 2.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 350 ftSharp right onto Horseshoe Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Acorn Loop, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Horseshoe Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Branco Drive, heading W.
  10. 400 ftReach Horseshoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 350 ftTurn left onto Horseshoe trail, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.7 miTurn left onto Acorn Loop, heading S.
  16. 200 ftTurn left onto Horseshoe Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  18. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 2.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cotton Belt Trail, heading SE.
  22. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/horseshoe-trail-horseshoe-trail-out-back-18-km-9e36

Trail surface

59% paved1% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Grapevine-Main Street stop 410 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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