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Carpenter Park

Preston Ridge Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Preston Ridge Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Carpenter Park near Lolaville, 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 – 745 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.09978, -96.77566
Nearest town Lolaville, TX
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Preston Ridge Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 706–745 ft

Out & Back · Carpenter Park

Trailhead: 33.09978, -96.77566

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 98°F / low 80° · precip 17% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Preston Ridge Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 1.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 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-dbdb

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 98°F80°
Feels like87°Precip17%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity58%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
100°80° 4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 15% rain7 PM: 14% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 16% rain10 PM: 12% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Mon 97°73°
Tue 96°70°
Wed 97°75°
Thu 96°76°
Fri 93°72°
Sat 95°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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