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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Murrell Park

Northshore Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Northshore Trail is a 7.5-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 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi541 – 591 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.99246, -97.06887
Nearest town Flower Mound, TX
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Northshore Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 542–592 ft

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

Trailhead: 32.99246, -97.06887

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 95°F / low 74° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:27 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. 2.3 miContinue 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. 0.3 miBear left onto Northshore Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Trail 4, heading E.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Northshore Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miReach Northshore Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Trail 4, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Northshore Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miBear right onto Murrell Park Road, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Northshore Trail, heading E.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Murrell Park Road, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northshore Trail, heading SE.
  17. 2.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/northshore-trail-out-back-12-km-57f8

Trail surface

76% dirt12% paved12% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F74°
Precip6%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity81%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 7:17 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Wed 97°75°
Thu 96°80°
Fri 95°79°
Sat 93°81°
Sun 99°82° 26%
Mon 96°77° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

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

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