U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Murrell Park

Murrell Park Road via Northshore Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Murrell Park Road via Northshore Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Murrell Park near Flower Mound, TX. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi541 – 600 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Northshore Trail 32.98277, -97.06788
Nearest town Flower Mound, TX

Directions

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Murrell Park Road via Northshore Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 542–599 ft

Out & Back · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Murrell Park

Trailhead: Northshore Trail · 32.98277, -97.06788

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Northshore Trail, heading NE.
  2. 2.6 miTurn left onto Murrell Park Road, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Northshore Trail, heading N.
  4. 200 ftContinue straight onto Murrell Park Road, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northshore Trail, heading N.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Murrell Park Road, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miReach Murrell Park Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Northshore Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Murrell Park Road, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northshore Trail, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Murrell Park Road, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftTurn right onto Northshore Trail, heading SW.
  13. 2.2 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.3 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

90% dirt6% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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