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Carpenter Park

Preston Ridge Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Preston Ridge Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Carpenter Park near Lolaville, TX. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi705 – 764 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Preston Ridge Trail 33.07078, -96.77569
Nearest town Lolaville, TX
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Preston Ridge Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 706–765 ft

Out & Back · Carpenter Park

Trailhead: Preston Ridge Trail · 33.07078, -96.77569

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Preston Ridge Trail, heading S.
  2. 3 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miReach Preston Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 3.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/preston-ridge-trail-out-back-11-km-18b6

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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