Pumpkinvine Creek Nature Park — Attraction in Dallas

Loved these trails. Fun to ride and had a great flow. Beautiful scenery. Lots of shade. Enough climbs to keep your heart pumping, but nothing crazy. Got a little nervous when we were accessing the trails, as there were some tight turns and a bit of gravel, but it turned into excellent dirt trails very soon.

Trails are directional and reverse on alternate days. They are well marked and we never had issues following them.

There is a pavilion at the parking lot, along with trail map and notes. There's also information on how to make a donation (please do!) to help with trail upkeep and maintenance.

My only "complaint" is that there are only about 5 miles of trails, but we just rode them again.

Really happy with this trail. Not a "biggie" like some of the other metro trail systems, but there were only two other cars there when we went - not hundreds. So there is for...

If you have a desire to get back to nature (at least temporarily) then I think you will find Pumpkinvine Creek Nature Park satisfying. There are two trails. The long trail (approximately 5 miles) takes about 2 hours to hike. The trail winds between pine scrub and hardwood along Pumpkinville Creek. If there have been recent rains parts may be muddy so bring your outdoor shoes. The times I have been there have seen any other users. If hiking be aware of following the direction of that day so facing oncoming...

I enjoyed the trail but a few things - first there are no trash cans anywhere. Where are people supposed to throw away dog bags? Also, there were no trail maps at all that I could find. The green trail seemed to be about 1-2 miles and the blue about 5ish miles Incase anyone finds themselves worried about distance. Other than that it was really nice, quiet, I only saw a couple of people during the online suggestive “busy times”. I will be back and be...