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Carpenter Park

Preston Ridge Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Preston Ridge Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Carpenter Park near Cowley, 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 mi715 – 764 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.02635, -96.77723
Nearest town Cowley, TX
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Preston Ridge Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 715–765 ft

Out & Back · Carpenter Park

Trailhead: 33.02635, -96.77723

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Preston Ridge Trail, heading N.
  3. 2.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 2.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 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-8-km-b950

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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