McCord Park

McCord Park Trail via Lakefront Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 6 min

McCord Park Trail via Lakefront Trail is a 9.3-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 – 558 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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McCord Park Trail via Lakefront Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Elevation 518–558 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 ftContinue straight onto McCord Park Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miReach McCord Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lakefront Trail, heading NW.
  17. 3 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 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

67% dirt33% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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