Dallas: Coyote Run
Discover the river gullies, wildlife, and floral delights of Cooper Lake State Park on this winding 4.7-mile lollipop loop through a towering hardwood forest.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 4.4
Waypoints
Field
Location: 33.289566, -95.6546707
©Lorraine Pace
Dirt track
Location: 33.2869453, -95.6485138
©Lorraine Pace
CRT001
Location: 33.2921486, -95.6534729
Head E on Coyote Run Trail; glimpse sand beaches and the cerulean ripples of Cooper Lake before incline
CRT002
Location: 33.2917442, -95.6554947
Veer S on the crest of forested knoll, gliding over a gentle series of hills and gullies; look in sunlit shafts for bluebonnets and crimson clover
CRT003
Location: 33.289547, -95.6547012
Cross first gully on footbridge spanning clusters of Bermuda grass
CRT004
Location: 33.2858582, -95.6500015
A slow-moving seep flows down the second, wider drainage. You might see tracks of feral hogs and armadillos on the muddy banks; gradual rise ahead
CRT005
Location: 33.2887993, -95.6450806
Cross old county dirt road
CRT006
Location: 33.2887268, -95.6414719
Cross the deepest of the three river gullies with trekking poles or scavenged cedar saplings. Stay straight @ 3-way
CRT007
Location: 33.2909508, -95.6401291
Veer R @ Y to begin a quiet loop; watch for whitetails chomping on sweet Mexican wild plum
CRT008
Location: 33.2940292, -95.6377869
Straight @ 3-way; note pungent lemon scent of the toothache tree
CRT009
Location: 33.2935295, -95.6404495
Go straight @ 3-way
CRT010
Location: 33.2925835, -95.6415558
Pass pond on L. In 850 ft., complete loop and turn L to return to car
