Lake Viridian & CentrePort Trail via River Legacy Trail East
8.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Lake Viridian & CentrePort Trail via River Legacy Trail East is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in River Legacy Park near Tarrant, TX. The route reaches Lake Viridian. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Viridian & CentrePort Trail via River Legacy Trail East
8.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 434–506 ft
Out & Back · River Legacy Park
Trailhead: CentrePort Station Parking · 32.81734, -97.05283
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 30 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on CentrePort Station Parking, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto River Legacy Trail East, heading E.
- 3.4 miPass Lake Viridian.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Lake Viridian, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 3.7 miContinue straight onto CentrePort Station Parking, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 30 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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