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Trinity River Floodway

Trinity River Floodway–Santa Fe Trestle Trail, 4 sights

11 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Trinity River Floodway–Santa Fe Trestle Trail, 4 sights is an 11-mile out-and-back in Trinity River Floodway near Sargent, TX. The route reaches Trinity River Floodway. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi387 – 433 ft11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Santa Fe Trestle Trail 32.75558, -96.79142
Nearest town Sargent, TX
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Trinity River Floodway–Santa Fe Trestle Trail, 4 sights

11 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Elevation 387–432 ft

Out & Back · Trinity River Floodway

Trailhead: Santa Fe Trestle Trail · 32.75558, -96.79142

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Santa Fe Trestle Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Trinity River Floodway.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Trinity Skyline Trail, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 1 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trinity Levee Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trinity Skyline Trail, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  10. 0.9 miBear left onto Trinity Levee Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Trinity Skyline Trail, heading NW.
  12. 500 ftBear right onto Trinity Levee Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Trinity Skyline Trail, heading NW.
  14. 1.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miReach Trinity River Floodway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Trinity Levee Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miBear left onto Trinity Skyline Trail, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftContinue straight onto Trinity Levee Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.4 miBear right onto Trinity Skyline Trail, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  22. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Trinity Levee Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  24. 1 miBear right onto Trinity Skyline Trail, heading SE.
  25. 250 ftContinue straight onto Santa Fe Trestle Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miArrive 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/trinity-river-floodway-santa-fe-trestle-trail-out-back-5-sights-18-km

Trail surface

59% dirt26% gravel15% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.5 mi in (~136 min). Leave by 4:53 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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