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Carpenter Park

Legacy Viewpoint–Legacy Trail, 3 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 3 hr 53 min

Legacy Viewpoint–Legacy Trail, 3 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Carpenter Park near Shepton, TX. The route reaches Legacy Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi646 – 745 ft13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.06083, -96.77233
Nearest town Shepton, TX
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Legacy Viewpoint–Legacy Trail, 3 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 3 hr 53 min

Elevation 648–745 ft

Out & Back · Carpenter Park

Trailhead: 33.06083, -96.77233

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: Spring Creek @ Coit - W - FS stop 470 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 400 ftTurn right onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Preston Ridge Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Legacy Trail, heading N.
  6. 2.9 miPass Legacy Viewpoint.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 200 ftReach Legacy Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 3.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Preston Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/legacy-viewpoint-legacy-trail-out-back-3-sights-19-km

Trail surface

56% paved44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Spring Creek @ Coit - W - FS stop 470 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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