Preston Ridge Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Preston Ridge Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Carpenter Park near Shepton, TX. It is mostly level, with 26 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
6.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 715–765 ft
Out & Back · Carpenter Park
Trailhead: 33.06258, -96.77056
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 98°F / low 80° · precip 17% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Spring Creek @ Coit - W - FS stop 683 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Preston Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Preston Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 450 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Spring Creek @ Coit - W - FS stop 683 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Legacy Viewpoint–Legacy Trail, 3 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Bluebonnet Trail 3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Preston Ridge Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Preston Ridge Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Preston Ridge Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Preston Ridge Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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