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Trinity River Floodway

Trinity River Floodway–Trinity Levee Trail, 3 sights

12.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 4 hr 8 min

Trinity River Floodway–Trinity Levee Trail, 3 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Trinity River Floodway near Dallas, TX. The route reaches Trinity River Floodway. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi404 – 436 ft12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 32.77901, -96.82558
Nearest town Dallas, TX
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Trinity River Floodway–Trinity Levee Trail, 3 sights

12.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 4 hr 8 min

Elevation 402–438 ft

Out & Back · Trinity River Floodway

Trailhead: 32.77901, -96.82558

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 223 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Trinity River Floodway.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Trinity Skyline Trail, heading N.
  4. 200 ftContinue straight onto Trinity Levee Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Trinity Skyline Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Trinity Levee Trail, heading W.
  8. 3.8 miBear right onto Trinity River Levee, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trinity Levee Trail, heading W.
  10. 100 ftReach Trinity River Floodway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Trinity River Levee, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 2.9 miContinue straight onto Trinity Levee Trail, heading E.
  14. 1.3 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Trinity Skyline Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Trinity Levee Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Trinity Skyline Trail, heading SE.
  18. 150 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/trinity-river-floodway-trinity-levee-trail-out-back-3-sights-20-km

Trail surface

85% dirt13% gravel2% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:16 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 223 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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