Mustang Creek Trail

3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Mustang Creek Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Allen, TX. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi568 – 637 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.09294, -96.65395
Nearest town Allen, TX

Directions

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Mustang Creek Trail

3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 567–636 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.09294, -96.65395

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 250 ftTurn right onto Mustang Creek Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 200 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

90% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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