AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Purtis Creek State Park

Solar System Trail & Wolfpen Hike and Bike (Blue)

3.4 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Solar System Trail & Wolfpen Hike and Bike (Blue) is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Purtis Creek State Park near Odom, TX. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi397 – 466 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Solar System Trail 32.35723, -96.00234
Nearest town Odom, TX
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Solar System Trail & Wolfpen Hike and Bike (Blue)

3.4 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 398–465 ft

Out & Back · Purtis Creek State Park

Trailhead: Solar System Trail · 32.35723, -96.00234

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Solar System Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miBear left onto Wolfpen Hike and Bike (Blue), heading NW.
  4. 1 miReach Solar System Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miBear right onto Wolfpen Hike and Bike (Green), heading E.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Solar System Trail, heading S.
  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/solar-system-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Odom, Texas