Turtle Creek & Katy Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Turtle Creek & Katy Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Dallas, TX. The route reaches Turtle Creek. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Turtle Creek & Katy Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 461–559 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Katy Trail · 32.80863, -96.80134
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Lemmon @ Travis - S - NS stop 65 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on KATY Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Turtle Creek.
- 1.8 miReach Turtle Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Lemmon @ Travis - S - NS stop 65 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Katy Trail Trailhead
- Turtle Creek–Flag Pole Hill Trail, 3 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 242 ft
- Katy Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- University Crossing Trail via Katy Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Katy Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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