Hutton Branch Purple Trail
2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min
Hutton Branch Purple Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Carrollton, TX. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hutton Branch Purple Trail
2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min
Elevation 467–495 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hutton Branch Purple Trail · 32.96873, -96.87810
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Hutton Branch Purple Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Hutton Branch Green Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hutton Branch Purple Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Hutton Branch Purple Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hutton Branch Green Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hutton Branch Purple Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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