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Carpenter Park

Preston Ridge Trail & Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Preston Ridge Trail & Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Carpenter Park near Shepton, TX. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 745 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bluebonnet Trail 33.06126, -96.78442
Nearest town Shepton, TX
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Preston Ridge Trail & Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 697–745 ft

Out & Back · Carpenter Park

Trailhead: Bluebonnet Trail · 33.06126, -96.78442

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

Transit-accessible: Spring Creek @ Milano - W - NS stop 526 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Preston Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 2.1 miTurn right onto Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miReach Preston Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Preston Ridge Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto Bluebonnet Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 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-trail-out-back-11-km-a64e

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Spring Creek @ Milano - W - NS stop 526 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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