Lake Viridian via River Legacy Trail East
5.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Lake Viridian via River Legacy Trail East is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in River Legacy Park near Arlington, TX. The route reaches Lake Viridian. It is mostly level, with 26 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 via River Legacy Trail East
5.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 437–478 ft
Out & Back · River Legacy Park
Trailhead: 32.78449, -97.11718
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto River Legacy Trail East, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftPass Lake Viridian.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Lake Viridian, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- River Legacy MTB Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- River Legacy MTB Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- River Legacy MTB Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- River Legacy MTB Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- River Legacy MTB Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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