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Crystal Canyon Natural Area
4.4 ★★★★☆ 695 Google reviews · Running trail in Arlington, Texas · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Crushed gravel
- Loop distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Loop
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Crystal Canyon Natural Area's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
This hilly 40-acre preserve offers a 0.5-mile trail & interpretive signs amid forest & rock terrain.
What runners say about Crystal Canyon Natural Area
“A lot of opportunity to learn in a beautiful environment .”
Wonderful walking trail! Beautiful flowers and rocks (I know, right? Beautiful rocks? It’s true.) and evidence of wildlife. The walking trail itself is short - you can do a loop in ten minutes or so. There are multiple off-shoots to follow, though, and explore for much longer. Several Pokéstops and gyms, too 😉
Nice short gravel trail. About 5 or 6 dirt trails that branch off to the surrounding woods. If you enter the trail to the left, your first left will get you to a high point that can see the parking lot.
We just found out about this and went on a walk. It’s pretty small, nothing much to do, we were almost done with our trails in like 20 minutes. But it’s beautiful, it’s natural. You can hear voices and chirps which our dog really loved as he was getting distracted few times. The sunset was magical.
This is a really a nice park it's in Arlington off of brown boulevard and it's a short walk unless you take the off path trails it's not a bad climb at all is all dirt and gravel there's a lot of bridges not much water in there not like it used to be but I'm assuming it's because he rain total is low but is a good…
Trail conditions & character
“We didn’t find any crystal’s but it was a really nice walk and view with lots of different plants.”
“You can hear voices and chirps which our dog really loved as he was getting distracted few times.”
“If you enter the trail to the left, your first left will get you to a high point that can see the parking lot.”
“The walking trail itself is short - you can do a loop in ten minutes or so.”
Plan your run at Crystal Canyon Natural Area
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- SurfaceCrushed gravel — the rail-trail classic: softer than asphalt, still smooth enough for tempo work
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Websitearlingtontx.gov
- Phone(817) 459-5474
Hours
| Monday | 5 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 5 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 5 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 5 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 5 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 5 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 5 AM–10 PM |
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