The Colony Shoreline Sunset Point & The Colony Shoreline Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min

The Colony Shoreline Sunset Point & The Colony Shoreline Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near The Colony, TX. The route reaches The Colony Shoreline Sunset Point. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi525 – 554 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: The Colony Shoreline Trail 33.07801, -96.89485
Nearest town The Colony, TX

Directions

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The Colony Shoreline Sunset Point & The Colony Shoreline Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 525–554 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: The Colony Shoreline Trail · 33.07801, -96.89485

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on The Colony Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass The Colony Shoreline Sunset Point.
  3. 1.8 miReach The Colony Shoreline Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

31% gravel69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:29 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:53 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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