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Katy Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Katy Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Highland Park, TX. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi486 – 597 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Katy Trail 32.81353, -96.79763
Nearest town Highland Park, TX
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Katy Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 486–598 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Katy Trail · 32.81353, -96.79763

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Blackburn @ Turtle Creek - W - MB stop 276 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Katy Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto University Crossing Trail, heading E.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Katy Trail, heading SW.
  12. 1 miArrive 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/katy-trail-out-back-9-km-986e

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Blackburn @ Turtle Creek - W - MB stop 276 m from the trailhead

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