Lakefront Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Lakefront Trail is an 8.5-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
8.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Elevation 518–550 ft
Out & Back · McCord Park
Trailhead: 33.16077, -96.93697
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lakefront Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lakefront Tral, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Lakefront Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
- 3.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lakefront Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- McCord Park Trail via Lakefront Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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