Hiking trails near Rockwall, Texas

126 official trails lie within 25 miles of Rockwall — 319 miles in total, 120 rated easy and 0 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 140 ft; the median trail gains 39 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Trinity Trail	9.7	51 ft	Moderate	24 min · 13 mi
Chisholm Trail	9.6	36 ft	Moderate	43 min · 31 mi
Watters Creek Trail	6.2	61 ft	Moderate	43 min · 33 mi
White Rock Lake	9.5	95 ft	Moderate	33 min · 22 mi
OPP&NP Trail	7.4	62 ft	Moderate	38 min · 28 mi
Prestonridge Trail	6.4	84 ft	Easy	33 min · 25 mi
Bluebonnet Trail	5.2	140 ft	Easy	38 min · 30 mi
Spring Creek Trail	4.0	51 ft	Easy	32 min · 25 mi
Lake Highlands Trail	4.1	131 ft	Easy	29 min · 22 mi
Mesquite Heritage Trail	4.3	83 ft	Easy	21 min · 15 mi
White Rock Creek Trail	7.7	61 ft	Easy	30 min · 21 mi
Katy Trail	3.6	139 ft	Easy	34 min · 25 mi
Central Trail	5.3	110 ft	Easy	35 min · 27 mi
Legacy Trail	5.1	43 ft	Easy	46 min · 35 mi
University Trail	4.1	73 ft	Easy	36 min · 28 mi
Cottonwood Trail	3.6	105 ft	Easy	30 min · 24 mi
Hike and Bike Trail	2.3	88 ft	Easy	54 min · 39 mi
Trinity Skyline Trail	8.0	39 ft	Easy	35 min · 27 mi
Santa Fe Trail	4.1	106 ft	Easy	30 min · 21 mi
Preston Ridge Trail	6.2	55 ft	Easy	39 min · 30 mi
Mustang Creek Trail	4.5	80 ft	Easy	40 min · 29 mi
Cottonwood Creek South Trail	3.9	36 ft	Easy	41 min · 29 mi
Duck Creek Trail	5.5	25 ft	Easy	18 min · 12 mi
Trinity Levee Trail	3.6	31 ft	Easy	34 min · 26 mi

Quick picks near Rockwall

Easy and short: Spring Creek Trail — 4.0 mi, rated easy, 16 mi from town
Longest: Trinity Trail — 9.7 mi, 9 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: White Rock Lake to White Rock Lake; Bachman Lake to Bachman Lake; Trinity Forest Trail to Little Lemmon Lake; East Meadow Trail Loop to Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir

Viewpoints: White Rock Lake to Lower spillway

Nearby towns: Dallas (21 mi) · Frisco (28 mi) · Anna (30 mi) · Waxahachie (43 mi)

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