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Carpenter Park

Preston Ridge Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Preston Ridge Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Carpenter Park near Shepton, TX. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi705 – 735 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.06083, -96.77233
Nearest town Shepton, TX
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Preston Ridge Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 706–735 ft

Out & Back · Carpenter Park

Trailhead: 33.06083, -96.77233

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Spring Creek @ Coit - W - FS stop 470 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 400 ftTurn right onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Preston Ridge Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 350 ftArrive 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-3-km-b5d8

Trail surface

79% paved21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Spring Creek @ Coit - W - FS stop 470 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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