Northaven Trail
14.9 mi · ▲ 320 ft · 5 hr 8 min
Northaven Trail is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Anderson Bonner Park near Bouchard, TX. It climbs 320 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Northaven Trail
14.9 mi · ▲ 320 ft · 5 hr 8 min
Elevation 479–620 ft
Out & Back · Anderson Bonner Park
Trailhead: 32.92207, -96.78015
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Transit-accessible: Merit @ Banner - S - FS stop 740 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto White Rock Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Northaven Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.9 miReach Northaven Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Rock Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.1 mi in (~152 min). Leave by 4:33 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Merit @ Banner - S - FS stop 740 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- White Rock Creek Trail 11.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- White Rock Creek Trail 11.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- White Rock Creek Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- White Rock Creek Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- White Rock Creek Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- White Rock Creek Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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