Lakefront Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Lakefront Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in McCord Park near Little Elm, TX. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lakefront Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 518–550 ft
Out & Back · McCord Park
Trailhead: Lakefront Trail · 33.16324, -96.93304
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lakefront Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lakefront Tral, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Lakefront Trail, heading S.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 3.6 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:07 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:27 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:52 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lakefront Trail Trailhead
- Lakefront Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- McCord Park Trail via Lakefront Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lakefront Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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