Monarch Trail & Paluxy River Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Dinosaur Valley State Park near Glass, TX. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi676 – 709 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Blue Hole Trail 32.25123, -97.81777
Nearest town Glass, TX
Directions
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Monarch Trail & Paluxy River Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Elevation 675–710 ft
Out & Back · Dinosaur Valley State Park
Trailhead: Blue Hole Trail · 32.25123, -97.81777
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Blue Hole Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Main Tracksite Access Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Paluxy River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Amphitheater Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Monarch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Paluxy River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Camping loop, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Paluxy River Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Main Tracksite Access Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Blue Hole Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
59% dirt12% paved29% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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