Purple Trail via Willow Fork Park Trail
5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Purple Trail via Willow Fork Park Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Willow Fork Park near Cinco Ranch, 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.
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Purple Trail via Willow Fork Park Trail
5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 102–127 ft
Out & Back · Willow Fork Park
Trailhead: Willow Fork Park Trail · 29.75202, -95.78037
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 97°F / low 74° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Willow Fork Park Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Purple Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto WFDD M Mike Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto WFDD M Mike Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto WFDD M Mike Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Purple Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto WFDD M Mike Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right onto Purple Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Purple Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto WFDD M Mike Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Purple Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto WFDD M Mike Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto WFDD M Mike Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto WFDD M Mike Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left onto Purple Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto WFDD M Mike Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Willow Fork Park Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Willow Fork Park Trail Trailhead
- WFDD R Romeo Trail via Willow Fork Park Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Willow Fork Park Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Willow Fork Park Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Purple Trail via Willow Fork Park Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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