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Archgate Park

Preston Ridge Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 53 min

Preston Ridge Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Archgate Park near Shepton, TX. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi692 – 735 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bluebonnet Trail 33.06053, -96.78601
Nearest town Shepton, TX
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Preston Ridge Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 53 min

Elevation 692–735 ft

Out & Back · Archgate Park

Trailhead: Bluebonnet Trail · 33.06053, -96.78601

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: Spring Creek @ Ohio - W - MB stop 445 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 500 ftContinue straight onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Preston Ridge Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.5 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-4-km-76f6

Trail surface

88% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Spring Creek @ Ohio - W - MB stop 445 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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