Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
Oak Motte Trail–Prairie Trail Loop, 4 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 46 min
Oak Motte Trail–Prairie Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 2.2-mile loop in Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge near Lakeside, TX. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Oak Motte Trail–Prairie Trail Loop, 4 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 46 min
Elevation 620–680 ft
Loop · Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
Trailhead: Wild Plum Trail · 32.84246, -97.48175
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wikd Plum South, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Oak Motte Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Prairie Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Wikd Plum South, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miThe loop closes 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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