Preston Ridge Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Preston Ridge Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Carpenter Park near Cowley, TX. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Preston Ridge Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 706–765 ft
Out & Back · Carpenter Park
Trailhead: 33.02635, -96.77723
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Preston Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Preston Ridge Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Bluebonnet Trail via Preston Ridge Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Preston Ridge Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Preston Ridge Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Preston Ridge Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Bluebonnet Trail via Preston Ridge Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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