Find the top rated hiking trails in Ennis, whether you're looking for an easy short hiking trail or a long hiking trail, you'll find what you're looking for. Click on a hiking trail below to find trail descriptions, trail maps, photos, and reviews.
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The Bob Woodruff Park Trail is a part of the City of Plano trails system. This trail, composed of a loop and several spurs within Bob Woodruff Park, also connects to the Santa Fe Trail as well as the...
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TX | 3.7 mi | Concrete |
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Overview
The scenic Campion Trail offers an eclectic mixture of natural and urban views as it travels through the Dallas suburb of Irving. Currently, the trail consists of separate north and south...
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TX | 17.1 mi | Concrete |
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This is an example of a rail-with-trail, sitting as it does within the right-of-way of the DART light rail through Richardson, Texas. It derives its name from the Central Expressway, parallel to the...
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TX | 4.2 mi | Asphalt |
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About the Route
Plano's Chisholm Trail extends from Harrington Park on its southern end to Jack Carter Park on its north side. Along the way, the trail connects to the Plano Senior Center, Copper...
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TX | 9.4 mi | Concrete |
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The Crawford Memorial Park Loop Trail is a part of the City of Dallas trails system. This loop trail is entirely within the Crawford Memorial Park and links the various playing grounds, facilities,...
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TX | 2 mi | Concrete |
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The Duck Creek Trail, sometimes referred to as the Duck Creek Greenbelt, follows its namesake waterway between the northeastern Dallas suburbs of Richardson and Garland, currently split into a...
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TX | 4.6 mi | Concrete |
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The Fish Creek Trail travels east-west through city neighborhoods along its namesake waterway, connecting Grand Prairie and Arlington. Where the two meet, a medallion featuring the logos of both...
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TX | 6.1 mi | Concrete |
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The Furneaux Creek Blue Trail is a picturesque 6.5-mile route that follows its namesake creek through Carrollton, a northern suburb of Dallas. The paved pathway offers views of ponds, lakes, and...
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TX | 6.5 mi | Concrete |
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Less than two miles in length, Furneaux Creek Orange Trail is a short paved paradise that proves everything doesn't have to be bigger in Texas. The Furneaux Creek Orange Trail's smooth concrete...
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TX | 1.75 mi | Concrete |
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The Glendale Park Loop Trail is a part of the City of Dallas trails system. This loop trail is entirely within Glendale Park, connected by a pedestrian bidge over Five Mile Creek. The trail connects...
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TX | 1.9 mi | Concrete |
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The Hutton Branch Trail follows a creek and active rail corridor through Carrollton, Texas, a northern suburb of Dallas. The trail, portions of which are also known as the Purple Trail and Green...
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TX | 3.4 mi | Concrete |
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The JoAnn Johnson Trail, named in honor of a former city councilwoman for her many years of service, stretches nearly two miles east to west across the city through the TXU Easement between Suncrest...
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TX | 1.9 mi | Concrete |
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Overview
The Katy Trail in Dallas is a 4.4-mile premier urban trail, linking the business district with recreational opportunities, shopping, and residential neighborhoods. The corridor is the...
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TX | 4.4 mi | Concrete |
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This is a U-shaped multiple use pathway in Grand Prairie, Dallas County. Beginning at the Grand Prairie Tourist Information Center in Lone Star Park, the trail then travels south parallel to N...
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TX | 5.9 mi | Asphalt |
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Located just south of Cedar Hill State Park and east of Joe Pool Lake, the Mansfield Road Hike & Bike Trail will take you through some of the most scenic views in Dallas-Fort Worth area. The...
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TX | 2.5 mi | Concrete |
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The Mesquite Heritage Trail is billed as the city’s “largest recreation facility”. The multi-use path encourages residents to get out and get active – whether walking, rolling or riding. Trail users...
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TX | 4.26 mi | Asphalt, Concrete |
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The North Electric Trail is a family-friendly trail, beginning near the Richland High School and Holiday Lane Athletic Fields and ending at the popular NRH2O Water Park. On its eastern end, travelers...
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TX | 2 mi | Concrete |
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Overview
The Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve Trail winds through the park for 8.4 miles, offering access to a recreation center, amphitheater, a fishing pond, and a zipline course.
About the...
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TX | 8.4 mi | Concrete |
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As the name suggests Oak Valley Trail is a trail slightly over two miles tucked within a valley of Oak trees. These wonderful trees provide not only incredible scenery, but the perfect shade for those...
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TX | 2.2 mi | Concrete |
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The Preston Ridge Trail (Dallas) is a part of the City of Dallas trails system. This 6.3 mile trail extends through north Dallas and connects the City of Plano with the City of Richardson, as well as...
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TX | 6.3 mi | Concrete |
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The Rawhide Park Trail begins and end on the border of Oran Good Park, where you can stop to refresh yourself with its picnic area, water fountains and restrooms. From Tom Field Road, the trail...
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TX | 2.2 mi | Concrete |
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This east-west connector trail links the University Trail in the west to Spring Creek and Central Trails to the east of the city of Richardson. It passes residential areas, parks, schools and...
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TX | 8 mi | Asphalt |
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The Ridgewood Trail is a short, paved trail that links with two other trails—the University Crossing Trail and the SoPac Trail—to connect the Katy Trail (Dallas) and the White Rock Creek Trail...
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TX | 1.2 mi | Concrete |
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Overview
River Legacy Park is a 1,300 acre park sitting on both sides of the Trinity River. It serves as a multi-use destination point for picnics, walking, biking, and private events. The trail...
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TX | 8.7 mi | Concrete |
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The Santa Fe Trail is a part of the City of Dallas trails system. This 12-foot-wide, 4.3-mile concrete surface trail connects White Rock Lake to Deep Ellum, Fair Park, and Downtown...
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TX | 4.9 mi | Concrete |
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The Santa Fe Trail is a part of the City of Plano trails system. This linear trail extends west of Bob Woodruff Park to Avenue P. It connects to the Bob Woodruff Park Trail, as well as Schell Park,...
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TX | 1.6 mi | Concrete |
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The Santa Fe Trestle Trailthe first off-road trail in Dallas to cross the Trinity Riveropened for use in late 2011. The centerpiece of the trail is a steel rail trestle that was originally built for...
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TX | 0.86 mi | Concrete |
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The SoPac Trail is a part of the City of Dallas trails system. This trail, located in East Dallas, runs for 5.7 miles along an unused Southern Pacific (SoPac) railbed owned by DART. While...
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TX | 5.7 mi | Concrete |
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The heavily wooded Spring Creek Trail offers a natural retreat through Richardson, a northern suburb of Dallas, as it winds along the picturesque creek for which it's named. The eastern half of the...
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TX | 4.4 mi | Concrete |
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The Trinity Trails (Fort Worth Branch) System forms a spider web of multi-use paths throughout the city of Fort Worth, Texas, and its suburbs. The trails form a network of more than 40 miles for...
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TX | 47.9 mi | Asphalt, Concrete, Gravel |
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Village Creek Trail is an scenic hike and bike trail connecting River Legacy Park to Village Creek Historic Area Park. The trail is wide concrete, and is generally quite flat. At the north end, the...
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TX | 5 mi | Concrete |
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Walker's Creek Trail begins on Emerald Hills Way and travels north past the softball fields of Walker's Creek Park, the popular NRH20 Family Water Park, and Home Town Lakes. The trail ends at Dick...
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TX | 2.8 mi | Concrete |
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The Walnut Creek Linear Park is 1.9 miles of sun-dappled asphalt threading through five neighborhood parks, three residential communities and two schools. Anchored by Town Park to the east and the...
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TX | 1.9 mi | Asphalt, Concrete |
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Overview
The Waxahachie Creek Hike & Bike Trail stretches 6 miles from Lion's Park to Getzendaner Park in Waxahachie.
About the Route
For most of its length, the trail runs along or very near...
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TX | 6 mi | Concrete |
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The White Rock Lake Park Loop Trail runs in a loop around White Rock Lake, and is one of the most popular trails in the city of Dallas.
About the Route
Along the trail's loop, trail...
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TX | 9.2 mi | Asphalt |
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Overview
The Bachman Lake Park Loop Trail follows the shoreline of Bachman Lake within Bachman Lake Park for 3.5 miles.
About the Route
Along its short 3.5-mile route, the Bachman Lake Park...
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TX | 3.5 mi | Asphalt |
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The Continental Avenue Bridge, which opened in 2014 for pedestrians and bicyclists, crosses the Trinity River in downtown Dallas. Originally built as a road bridge in 1933, it now features such...
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TX | 0.6 mi | Concrete |
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The Cotton Belt Trail, located northwest of Dallas is planned to one day be a regional trail corridor connecting the region. The trail currently stretches 19.84 miles, most of which...
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TX | 19.84 mi | Concrete |
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The Kiest Park Loop Trail is a part of the City of Dallas trails system. This loop trail is located within Kiest Park in southwest Dallas. The trail connects the playing fields, gardens, nature areas,...
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TX | 2.8 mi | Asphalt |
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The Northaven Trail (NHT) is a 7.8 mile-long paved commuting and recreational trail in North Dallas. Constructed with funding from the City of Dallas, the NHT runs east-west along an Oncor electrical...
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TX | 7.8 mi | Concrete |
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The Preston Ridge Trail is a part of the City of Plano trail system. This north-south trail though the City of Plano connects a number of other trails, including the Bluebonnet Trail, the Preston...
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TX | 6.1 mi | Concrete |
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The Trinity Levee Trail is a part of the City of Dallas trails system. This gravel leveetop trails doubles as a maintenece road for the levee. Access is available from Westmoreland Road.
A...
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TX | 8.2 mi | Gravel |
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The Trinity Skyline Trail allows residents and visitors to explore the Trinity River in downtown Dallas. The paved trail currently connects to a pedestrian bridge and park known as the Continental...
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TX | 5 mi | Concrete |
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When complete, the Trinity Strand Trail will be a 7.8-mile link between the Katy Trail and the Trinity River. Today, however, 2.5 miles of the concrete trail have been completed. The walking and...
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TX | 2.3 mi | Concrete |
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The White Rock Creek Trail is part of the city of Dallas's trail system. The trail travels 8.5 miles between W. Lawther Drive at Mockingbird near White Rock Lake Park north and Valley View...
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TX | 8.5 mi | Concrete |
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Bedford Trails invite residents to enjoy the benefits of being outside, both physical and mental. Sitting on 32 acres of power company easements (Trout Unlimited), this linear park has enough...
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TX | 2.8 mi | Concrete |
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Coombs Creek Trail is a multiuse hard surface trail matching along Kessler Parkway between Stevens Park Golf Course and Kessler Parkway Park. The 2.5 -mile hike and bike path provides access to the...
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TX | 2.5 mi | Asphalt |
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The Cottonwood Trail is a part of the city of Dallas's trail system. It runs from a parking lot just south of Spring Valley Road south to meet up with the White Rock Creek Trail (North) where the two...
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TX | 2.9 mi | Concrete |
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This trail stretches about a mile, closing the gap between White Rock Creek Trail in the east, and the Sopac Trail in the west. It runs parallel to State Route 12, starting at Flag Pole Hill Park.
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TX | 1.4 mi | Asphalt, Concrete |
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The Gaylord Texan Trail offers woodland views as it loops around the southern tip of Grapevine Lake, a popular camping, fishing and boating destination. Also adjacent to the trail is the Gaylord Texan...
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TX | 1.2 mi | Concrete |
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The Good Link Trail is a 4.8-mile multiuse pathway in Grand Prairie, Texas. The trail is anchored by two parks on either end: Mike Lewis Park in the north and C.P. Waggoner Park in the south. While...
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TX | 4.8 mi | Concrete |
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The Pool Road Trail begins in Grapevine, a small Texas town known for its mustang grapes and wineries. The trail travels south along its busy namesake roadway and provides an important connection to...
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TX | 1.5 mi | Concrete |
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The tree-lined Roy Orr Trail meanders through the heart of DeSoto, one of the oldest settlements in North Texas. Mid-way along the trail is the DeSoto Town Center, an urban village offering hip...
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TX | 3.6 mi | Concrete |
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The Turtle Creek Trail is a part of the City of Dallas trails system. This trails runs adjacent to Turtle Creek. The trails roughly parallels the southern portion of the Katy Trail. Although the two...
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TX | 2.1 mi | Concrete |
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The White Rock Park Trail is a part of the City of Plano trail system. This short trail connects the Steeplechase Trail to the Old Shepard Place Trail within the city of Plano. The trail also connects...
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TX | 1.4 mi | Concrete |
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The John C. Phelps Trail is a part of the City of Dallas trails system that provides connections between neighborhoods, schools, parks, public transportation, and other community facilities. Along...
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TX | 2 mi | Asphalt, Concrete |
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The Steeplechase Park Trail is a part of the City of Plano trails system. This short 1/2 mile trail in Steeplechase Park connects to the White Rock Park Trail just outside of the park.
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TX | 0.5 mi | Concrete |
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Overview
The Bachman Greenbelt Trail runs in a loop near the Bachman Branch for 0.8 miles. The trail is primitive but still bikeable.
About the Route
The trail is flat, and while composed of...
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TX | 0.8 mi | Dirt, Gravel |
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The Bedford-Euless Road Greenway is a short, half-mile trail featuring two unique sculptures: a stained glass tower called "America's Fascination with Technology" by Glenn Nerwin and a metalwork by...
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TX | 0.5 mi | Concrete |
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The Bernal Trail is a part of the City of Dallas trails system. This short concrete trail currently runs through Tipton Park, though it is planned to be extended for a total length of 3.1 miles. The...
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TX | 0.66 mi | Concrete |
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If you are searching for a place to get lost in nature while remaining close to civilization, the Big Bear Creek Trail is a great option. The multipurpose trail runs for nearly 3.4 miles within the...
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TX | 3.4 mi | Concrete |
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Winding through Breckinridge Park, this mostly paved 3.8-mile trail passes by sports fields, ponds and wooded areas. There are also playgrounds, picnic areas, and pavilions along the route. The path...
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TX | 3.8 mi | Concrete, Gravel |
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The Cottonwood Creek Greenbelt is a part of the City of Plano trails system. This trail is comprised of two unconnected segments. The north segment extends from Coldwater Creek Ln to Oxbow Creek Ln.,...
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TX | 1.3 mi | Concrete |
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Meandering along Delaware Creek in the City of Irving, this multiuse trail will provide a continuous off-road connection between Senter Park and Mountain Creek Preserve. Easily accessible from the...
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TX | 3.2 mi | Concrete |
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The Fish Trap Lake Park Loop Trail is a part of the City of Dallas trails system. This loop trail is within the Fish Trap Lake Park, with a portion of the trail following the shoreline around Fish...
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TX | 1.4 mi | Concrete |
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The Five Mile Creek Trail is a part of the City of Dallas trails system. This trail currently consists of two disconnected segments. The first extends a short distace through part of Peacan Grove...
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TX | 1.3 mi | Concrete |
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Richardson, Texas is home to the Glenville Trail, multi-use trail connecting schools, parks and a senior living facility along over 2.0 miles of concrete track. The trail begins on Bowser Road heading...
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TX | 2.2 mi | Concrete |
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The Haggard Park Trail is a part of the City of Plano trails system. This short loop-and-spur trail winds its way though Haggard Park within the city of Plano. The total trail length is approxmately...
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TX | 0.3 mi | Concrete |
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With views of the downtown skyline, the Honey Springs-Cedar Crest Trail offers four miles of paved paths for walking, running, biking and other recreational activities in southern Dallas. Following a...
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TX | 4 mi | Concrete |
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The Old Shepard Place Trail is a part of the City of Plano trails system. This trail parallels Park Blvd. and Winding Hollow Ln. for much of its length and includes a short loop around Old Shephards...
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TX | 1.7 mi | Concrete |
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The Owens Trail, located in the heart of Richardson (a northern suburb of Dallas), is comprised of two segments: a northern stretch through Lookout Park and a southern section that reaches Duck Creek...
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TX | 2 mi | Concrete |
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Lancaster residents of all ages can use the Pleasant Run Hike and Bike Trail for their outdoor recreation - be it an early morning jog, an easy stroll or a safe place to run or ride for little...
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TX | 2.4 mi | Concrete |
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One of the newest additions to Cedar Hill’s growing network of hiking and biking facilities, is this one-mile neighborhood trail in the east of the city. Located just east of N Joe Wilson Rd on E...
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TX | 1 mi | Concrete |
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Red Oak Creek Trail stretches out in four directions, a concrete cross-shaped trail in the City of Cedar Hills, Texas. Running a total of 3 miles, this connective trail provides access from the...
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TX | 3.1 mi | Concrete |
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Providing the City of Irving with a major east-west pedestrian/bike route, the Rock Island Road Trail is a 10-foot-wide concrete path running between the West Irving DART station and Irby Lane. With...
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TX | 2.4 mi | Concrete |
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The Shawne Park Trail is a part of the City of Plano trail system. This short trail consists of a loop a two spurs for a total of just under one mile of trails within Shawnee Park. The trail also...
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TX | 0.9 mi | Concrete |
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The Trinity Forest and AT&T trails total 8 miles and loops through the Great Trinity Forest on the outskirts of Dallas. The Great Trinity Forest is the largest Urban Forest in the United States and...
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TX | 8 mi | Concrete |
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The University Crossing Trail is a short, paved trail that helps to form a connection between the Katy Trail (Dallas) and the White Rock Creek Trail (North).
The trail's southern endpoint is at the...
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TX | 2 mi | Concrete |
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The Willow Creek Trail is a part of the City of Plano trail system. This short trail system consists of 1.3 miles of loops and spurs within Willow Creek Park in the eastern part of the City of Plano....
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TX | 1.3 mi | Concrete |
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It's a direct trail between 2 good routes. There are street crossings, and there can be mud in wet weather. It's very good for normal commuting, but I would not bring kids who aren't comfortable with traffic.