LAKE GRAPEVINE

LOCATION: South Central Texas
HIKE STARTS: Rockledge Park
HIKE ENDS: Rockledge Park
TOTAL DISTANCE: 3.0 Mile
HIKE TYPE: In & Out, Backtrack Hike
HIKE DIFFICULTY: Easy to Moderate
TRAIL USED: Lake Grapevine Northshore Trail
TRAIL TRAFFIC: Light
TRIP TYPE: Day Hike
MANAGEMENT:
Grapevine Lake Project Office
110 Fairway Drive
Grapevine, TX
817-865-2600

HIGHLIGHTS: Rockledge Park is located on Fairway Drive in Grapevine, on the North side of Grapevine Lake. The park is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers facility and it is popular with both mountain bikers and hikers due to the nine mile Northshore Trail. The trail winds along the banks of Grapevine Lake with excellent views at various points along the route. It is near the DFW airport, so don’t be surprised to see some large 767′s passing overhead, and there are often bass fisherman tucked in the coves along the path. However, the trail wanders in/out of a heavily wooded forest that hugs the water, so it is an enjoyable and somewhat wild experience only a short distance from a major metropolitan area.

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