Cedar Ridge Preserve
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🥾 Hike · Dallas
2.5 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 45 min driveFrom Plano · Parking: Free lot at the Mountain Creek Pkwy entrance, fills fast on weekend mornings
- 🎒Carrier recommendedTerrain isn't stroller-friendly; a carrier is easier
- 🌳Lots of shadeGood on cool days · Fine on cold days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 2.5 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Fall · Winter
The one hike in the Dallas area with real hills: 600 acres of cedar-covered slopes and 9 miles of dirt trail with climbs and steps. The Cattail Pond loop ends at a pond full of turtles, and the top of the Escarpment trail looks out over the whole southwest side — a real sense of accomplishment for kids 5 and up.
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