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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Murrell Park

Murrell Park Road via Northshore Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Murrell Park Road via Northshore Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Murrell Park near Flower Mound, TX. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi541 – 591 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.99246, -97.06887
Nearest town Flower Mound, TX
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Murrell Park Road via Northshore Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 542–592 ft

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

Trailhead: 32.99246, -97.06887

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

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right onto Northshore Trail, heading S.
  4. 2.1 miTurn left onto Murrell Park Road, heading N.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Northshore Trail, heading N.
  6. 200 ftContinue straight onto Murrell Park Road, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northshore Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Murrell Park Road, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miReach Murrell Park Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Northshore Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Murrell Park Road, heading S.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northshore Trail, heading S.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Murrell Park Road, heading S.
  14. 350 ftTurn right onto Northshore Trail, heading SW.
  15. 2.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/murrell-park-road-out-back-9-km-9c9b

Trail surface

80% dirt15% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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