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River Legacy Park

Lake Viridian via River Legacy Trail East

6.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Lake Viridian via River Legacy Trail East is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in River Legacy Park near Tarrant, TX. The route reaches Lake Viridian. 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.

Elevation

0 mi436 – 469 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.79184, -97.11209
Nearest town Tarrant, TX
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Lake Viridian via River Legacy Trail East

6.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 437–470 ft

Out & Back · River Legacy Park

Trailhead: 32.79184, -97.11209

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 96°F / low 77° · precip 24% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto River Legacy Trail East, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 350 ftPass Lake Viridian.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 3.3 miBear left, heading W.
  26. 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/lake-viridian-out-back-10-km-f17b

Trail surface

79% paved1% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 96°F77°
Precip24%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity80%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°75° 2 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 4% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 24% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 14% rain10 PM: 12% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 7:16 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Mon 98°74°
Tue 97°72°
Wed 98°82°
Thu 98°81°
Fri 96°78°
Sat 97°78°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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