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Watters Branch Creek Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Watters Branch Creek Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Allen, TX. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi610 – 692 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.11130, -96.68322
Nearest town Allen, TX
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Watters Branch Creek Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 609–693 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.11130, -96.68322

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Watters Branch Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 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/watters-branch-creek-trail-out-back-5-km-8e38

Trail surface

96% paved4% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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