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Carpenter Park

Preston Ridge Trail

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Preston Ridge Trail is a 5-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 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

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

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 706–745 ft

Out & Back · Carpenter Park

Trailhead: 33.09978, -96.77566

Weather Sep 20: 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 N.
  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-f411

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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