Texas Trail Resources

NEWS: The Texas Active Living Network has developed a survey to assess how communities are promoting trail activities like walking, bicycling and jogging.in cooperation with the Texas Trails Network.

Texas Agencies

 

For information on Texas State Parks: www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/parks.htm

National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, provides trails as well as hunting, fishing, wildlife observation; see refuges in Texas: http://www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/Texas.html

For information on National Park Service units in Texas: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/state.cfm?st=txl

 

 

 

Texas National Recreation Trails

 

Find all National Recreation Trails in Texas: select Texas from the State Search list and click on "Find Trails"

Visit Texas "Featured" National Recreational Trails for the most recently designated trail(s)

Visit the National Recreation Trails website to learn more about the NRT program and over 1,050 NRTs across America

Texas Bicycling and Mountain Biking

 

Mountain bike trails with detailed maps and descriptions from Texas mountain biking books at Trails.com:

• Mountain Biking Trails in Texas

Texas bike rides on roads and paved pathways from road biking books at Trails.com:

• Road Bike Rides in Texas

Austin Ridge Riders site has news, rides, and trail information: www.austinridgeriders.com/

Bike Friendly North Dallas supports the design and expansion of Complete Streets and pathways in the City of Dallas: http://www.bikefriendlynorthdallas.org/

Brazos Valley Mountain Bike Association has trail information and events: www.bvmba.net

Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association site has trail descriptions, maps, photos, and events: www.dorba.org/

Greater Houston Off Road Biking Association: www.ghorba.org/

HoustonBikeTrails.com has photos and ride descripotions for both well-known and unknown mountain bike trails in the Houston area: http://www.houstonbiketrails.com/

MountainBikeTx.com lists every mountain bike trail, park, and ranch throughout Texas, along with bike shops, organizations and clubs: http://www.mountainbiketx.com/

Texas Bicycle Coalition provides news, events, and contacts: www.biketexas.org

Texas Equestrian Trails

 

Equestrian Use in Texas State Parks: www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/activities/outdoor_recreation/equestrian/

Greater Houston Horse Council has information on trails as well as other equestrian information: http://ghhc.com/ghhc/

South Texas Trail Riders, Inc.: http://www.sttr.net/

Texas Horseman's Directory provides information on clubs, clinics, and news: www.texashorsemansdirectory.com/ 

Trinity Trail Preservation Organization maintain the 17-mile long equestrian and hiking trail on Lake Lavon: www.trinitytrailriders.org/

Texas Trail Ridiing Group: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/texastrailriding/

 

Texas Greenways and Community Trails

 

Austin trails and greenway system: www.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/trails.htm

Austin Parks Foundation provides maps and information along with support of the Austin Area Trails Network: http://www.austinparks.org/trails.php

Trail Foundation in Austin works to protect and enhancing the Trail at Lady Bird Lake: www.thetrailfoundation.org

Bull Creek Greenbelt Trail is a 3 mile hike and bike trail on Austin park and greenbelt land, from Old Spicewood Springs Road to Lakewood Drive and maintained by the Bull Creek Foundation: www.bullcreek.net/

Cottonwood Trail in Dallas will connect Preston Ridge Trail to the White Rock Creek and KATY Trails, that will provide access to Fair Park, Downtown, and the Trinity River Corridor: http://www.cottonwoodtrail.org/

Dallas County trail system includes over 100 miles of hard surface trail in communities in the Dallas region: www.dallascounty.org/department/plandev/trails/tapp_trailplan.php

Dallas Trail Network Plan has online maps of planned and existing trails: http://dallasparks.org/Parks/trails.html

Katy Trail in Dallas runs from the West End and the new American Airlines Center arena in the south, to Knox Street and SMU in the north: http://www.katytraildallas.org/

Central Texas Trail Tamers have trips and do volunteer work: www.trailtamers.org/

Northaven Trail is a future Dallas commuter and recreational trail to be built by the Parks and Recreation
Department on the Northaven Road to Royal Lane power line easement: http://www.northaventrail.org/

Preston Ridge Trail is the new hike and bike trail in Far North Dallas that is supported by the Friends of the Preston Trail, Inc.: www.prestonridgetrail.org/

San Antonio's River Walk includes events, hotels, restaurants, and shops: www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com/

San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance south of Austin includes trails in parks and natural areas for both hikers and mountain bikers: www.smgreenbelt.org/SMNaturalAreas.htm

Trinity River Project plans Dallas area recreation, environmental restoration, economic development, and transportation projects along the Trinity River: www.trinityrivercorridor.org/

Trinity Strand Trail is a 7.8 mile hike and bike trail along the old Trinity River watercourse, adjacent to downtown Dallas: www.trinitystrand.org/

WildTexas site now contains information not only on South and Central Texas parks and trails, but statewide as well: www.wildtexas.com/

Texas Hiking Trails

 

Texas hiking trail maps, hike descriptions, and topographic maps at Trails.com:

• Hiking Trails in Texas

Running Network lists several trails suitable for runners around Texas: www.runningnetwork.com/members/runner_triathlete/resources/16.html

Texas Hiking covers hiking statewide including trail descriptions, photos, and maps: http://www.texashiking.com/ and see a map of hikes at: www.texashiking.com/Maps/ShowMap.asp?MapID=1

American Volkssport Association year-round walking and Volkssport Event Calendar

Texas Long-Distance Trails

 

Chisholm Trail celebrates the historic cattle drives of the old West: www.thechisholmtrail.com/

Texas Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

 

TXmud.com lists ATV Trails open for riding, both commercial or public: www.txmud.com/

Jeeps of North Texas has trail reviews, photos, and events: www.jeepn.com/

Katemcy Rocks is a new rock crawling area for 4x4s located in Central Texas ten miles North of Mason; 800 acres of rivately owned land has been made public and operated by Kruse Off-Road Park: http://katemcyrocks.com

Texas Motorized Trails Coalition is a "grass root authority" for establishing and managing off-road parks for motorized use in Texas: www.texasmotorizedtrails.com/

Texas Offroad Network "brings diverse offroad communities together to bench race, plan a ride, learn about legislation, gatherings and races, and is a safe place for kids to get together": www.texasoffroad.net

Texas Rail Trails and Canal Trails

 

Friends of Santa Fe Trail support the trail running from White Rock Lake to Deep Ellum, and eventually to Fair Park and over to Baylor: http://www.friendsofsantafetrail.org

Lake Mineral Wells State Trailway begins northwest of Weatherford and travels 20 miles westward to downtown Mineral Wells: www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/lakemine/lakemine.htm#trailway

Photos and information on the Rail Trail from Estillene to South Plains

Texas Waterway and Boating Trails

 

Texas Paddling Trails is a program to develop paddling trails throughout the state and support these trails with maps, signage and other information: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/boat/paddlingtrails/

Texas Statewide Advocacy and Resources

 

Texas Trails Network promotes quality development and management of a statewide trails system: www.texastrails.org

 

Texas State Trails Program

 

Recreational Trails Program: Providing funding to all 50 states for grants programs and program management

State Trails Program contacts in all 50 states

Texas Outdoor Recreation

 

Fishing reports, maps, photos, and videos for every fishing spot in the USA: www.hookandbullet.com/s/fishing-texas/