AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Rock Island Road Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Rock Island Road Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Shady Grove, 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 mi476 – 509 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Esters Road 32.81630, -97.00774
Nearest town Shady Grove, TX
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Rock Island Road Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Elevation 476–509 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Esters Road · 32.81630, -97.00774

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: West Irving stop 51 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Esters Road, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Rock Island Road Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.3 miReach Rock Island Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Esters Road, heading W.
  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/rock-island-road-trail-out-back

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: West Irving stop 51 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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