Preston Ridge Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Preston Ridge Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Carpenter Park near Lolaville, TX. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Preston Ridge Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Elevation 706–765 ft
Out & Back · Carpenter Park
Trailhead: Trail · 33.10112, -96.77719
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 98°F / low 80° · precip 17% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Preston Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Preston Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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