U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Murrell Park

Northshore Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Northshore Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Murrell Park near Flower Mound, TX. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi541 – 600 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Northshore Trail 32.99776, -97.08826
Nearest town Flower Mound, TX

Directions

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Northshore Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 542–599 ft

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

Trailhead: Northshore Trail · 32.99776, -97.08826

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

  1. Start on Northshore Trail, heading N.
  2. 150 ftBear right onto Murrell Park Road, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Northshore Trail, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Murrell Park Road, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northshore Trail, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Murrell Park Road, heading N.
  7. 350 ftTurn right onto Northshore Trail, heading N.
  8. 2.2 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miReach Northshore Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 2.4 miTurn left onto Murrell Park Road, heading N.
  11. 350 ftContinue straight onto Northshore Trail, heading NE.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Murrell Park Road, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northshore Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Murrell Park Road, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto Northshore Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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