McCord Park

Lakefront Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Lakefront Trail is an 8.3-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.

Elevation

0 mi518 – 551 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.16198, -96.93506
Nearest town Little Elm, TX

Directions

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Lakefront Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 518–550 ft

Out & Back · McCord Park

Trailhead: 33.16198, -96.93506

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Lakefront Trail, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Lakefront Tral, heading NE.
  5. 1.5 miTurn right onto Lakefront Trail, heading NE.
  6. 2.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 3.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 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 surface

75% dirt25% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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