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Wild Plum Trail

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  2. TX
  3. …Dallas - Fort Worth Metro
  4. …Fort Worth
  5. Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
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Length


0.5 Miles 0.8 Kilometers


30' 9 m

Ascent

-27' -8 m

Descent

2%

Avg Grade (1°)

9%

Max Grade (5°)

653' 199 m

High

628' 191 m

Low

Shared By KC Wright

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“A connector that provides access to the Wild Plum South and Riverbottom trails. ”

— KC Wright
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Features Birding · Fall Colors · Hot Spring · Spring · Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Refuge Hours: Winter (Oct-Apr) 8 AM - 5 PM, Summer Weekdays (May-Sept) 7 AM - 5 PM, Summer Weekends (May-Sept) 7 AM - 7 PM, Hardwicke Interpretive Center Year Round 9 AM - 4:30 PM.

$5 Adults (13-64), $2 Children (3-12, under 3 FREE), $3 Seniors (65+), $1 Discount per person (with Military ID-Active/Retired)

Description

There is easy parking at the trailhead for this one. The Wild Plum Trail provides access to the longer Riverbottom Trail. It also connects to Wild Plum South trail, which connects to Oak Motte Trail.

Contacts

Local Club: Friends of the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge (FWNC&R)

Land Manager: Fort Worth Nature Center

Jun 30, 2016: Zebra Mussels Found in Lake Worth and Eagle Mountain Lake

May 24, 2016: Rob Denkhaus Named New Director at Nature Center

May 24, 2016: National Mammal Found at Nature Center

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Apr 15, 2017
Laura Russell
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  3.0 from 1 vote

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in Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge

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Wild Plum Trail offers a pleasant experience through verdant woodlands.
Wild Plum Trail offers a pleasant experience th…
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The Forked Tail Creek Trail offers a pleasant experience hiking through dense undergrowth.
The Forked Tail Creek Trail offers a pleasant e…
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The Wild Plum Trail starts off by quickly thrusting you out of the parking area and into the forest.
The Wild Plum Trail starts off by quickly thrus…
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A bridge at the western end of the Wild Plum Trail aids your passage over a small creek and connects you to the Riverbottom Trail.
A bridge at the western end of the Wild Plum Tr…
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Bridge at intersection of wild plum trail.
Bridge at intersection of wild plum trail.
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