Oak Point Nature Preserve–William Prince Pecan Grove, 4 groves is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve near Allen, TX. The route passes Watter's Creek Lake, Oak Point Nature Preserve and William Prince Pecan Grove. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Oak Point Nature Preserve–William Prince Pecan Grove, 4 groves
9.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 532–598 ft
Out & Back · Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Watters Branch Creek Trail · 33.08900, -96.68569
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 96°F / low 73° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Watters Branch Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Watter's Creek Lake.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.9 miPass Oak Point Nature Preserve.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Willow Springs Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass William Prince Pecan Grove.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Bob Woodruff Park Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Santa Fe Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Oak Point Nature Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Willow Springs Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve, heading NW.
- 2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Watters Branch Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Watters Branch Creek Trail Trailhead
- Watters Branch Creek Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Watter's Creek Lake via Bluebonnet Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Watters Branch Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Bethany Drive Trail Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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