Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge

Lake Worth–Crosstimbers Trail, 3 sights

9.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Lake Worth–Crosstimbers Trail, 3 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge near Lakeside, TX. The route reaches Lake Worth. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 623 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Canyon Ridge Trail 32.83172, -97.47068
Nearest town Lakeside, TX

Directions

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Lake Worth–Crosstimbers Trail, 3 sights

9.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Elevation 593–625 ft

Out & Back · Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge

Trailhead: Canyon Ridge Trail · 32.83172, -97.47068

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Riverbottom Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Worth.
  3. 2.2 miTurn right onto Crosstimbers Trail, heading N.
  4. 2.6 miReach Lake Worth, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.6 miTurn left onto Riverbottom Trail, heading S.
  6. 2.2 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead