Explore the best rated trails in Avery, TX, whether you're looking for an easy walking trail or a bike trail like the Northeast Texas Trail and Trail de Paris . With more than 7 trails covering 142 miles you're bound to find a perfect trail for you. Click on any trail below to find trail descriptions, trail maps, photos, and reviews.
I read the reviews and went in not expecting much. But there are some updates. For reference, I rode an electric mountain bike, starting at the New Boston trailhead and going 10 miles towards the west and back. In New Boston there is good parking near the town center. For the first couple of miles there is an older concrete path that goes through the town and by T P Lake. There are some shady places that are nice. This section is 3 or 4 stars. After mile 3 and the intersection at HWY 98, the surface is new asphalt! It’s very smooth and wide. The scenery, however, is not very pleasant. Mostly it runs along HWY 82. While the distance from traffic is enough to feel safe, it is not enough to quiet the road noise. Five (5) stars for the trail condition, 1 star for the vibe. As of May 2026, the asphalt ends around mile 7. It looks like they plan to do more, however. The dirt path after the asphalt ends is rough and full of knee-high grass. I rode out to mile 10 before turning around. One (1) star for this section. Later I drove out to the town of Avery, a bit west of De Kalb. There the surface is crushed rock and seemingly in good condition. There were “Road Closed” signs, however, which could be ridden around. But I was unclear why it was closed. Three (3) or four (4) stars around Avery.
It’s a nice smooth afternoon ride. Some shade as you ride along the creek. Trail ends at the gateway park but we continued west on 5th street to downtown area. Downtown is a historical area with plenty of coffee shops.
Started it at the very nice New Boston trailhead and after 3 miles the asphalt disappears into dirt and grass. It’s very doable on a gravel or mt. bike but this is not a paved greenway by any means. Hopefully it eventually becomes one.
Drove up to the Farmersville trailhead and left from the Onion Shed. Lots of cracked pavement for the first segment (~1 mile). Good concrete segment for next mile or so. Then it’s crushed granite with some washout in sections. Turned around after ~5 miles at FM2149 as trail surface was crushed gravel and very rough ride.
Not worth your travel time. Trail is non-existent. Drove an hour to check it out and never got the bike off the carrier. An enjoyable drive through Texas and Oklahoma is all we got out of it. Should not list this "trail".
How did this get called a bike trail? It's just worn grass going thru DeKalb and once you actually find a path, it's high weeds and not maintained. Worst bike trail I have ever tried to ride. Lucky it's next to a road so you can at least get back and go home.
We rode 20.3 miles from Paris to Blossom and back. The trails are Trail de Paris, Reno Trail, Prairiland Trail, and the Blossom Trail. Overall it was nice, but there is only about 1/2 mile of good asphalt; the rest of it is old and patched and many bumps and cracks in the asphalt. It was rideable though and would recommend it. Our bikes are folders and we don't have good seats nor suspension, so that would have helped.
We rode 20.3 miles from Paris to Blossom and back. The trails are Trail de Paris, Reno Trail, Prairiland Trail, and the Blossom Trail. Overall it was nice, but there is only about 1/2 mile of good asphalt; the rest of it is old and patched and many bumps and cracks in the asphalt. It was rideable though and would recommend it. Our bikes are folders and we don't have good seats nor suspension, so that would have helped. Within Paris, the trail is nice and very well marked.
Road the Paris,Reno, Prarieland trail today and this was the first time we ventured on through Blossom! Very nice Concrete trail and we went a little further on the gravel trail and it was well maintained.
Reasonably good road bike and mountain bike route connecting excellent trail segments out of Paris and thru Blossom. Asphalt a little worn but has been maintained recently along with some brush clearing. Shady and quiet.
I had high hopes when the Hwy was widened as it included some funding to upgrade the old railroad track bed into a bike trail. I was incredibly disappointed. I don't know if the highway construction ran out of money or it was poorly designed but it fell way short of expectations. The surface itself was ok. Perfect for off-road, gravel grinding but the main disappointment was the destruction of the trees that separated the highway from the trail. It lost any real semblance of a trail and I can not recommend it. The good news is It looks like the trail west of Avery heading towards Clarksville is nearing completion and it has the appearance of being much better, although I haven't ridden on it. I have driven by it several times.
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