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  • US walks #20 - Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Texas

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    near Crabapple, Texas (United States)
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    Hiking Bear
    Distance
    5.04mi
    Elevation +
    443f
    TrailRank
    54
    Photo ofUS walks #20 - Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Texas Photo ofUS walks #20 - Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Texas Photo ofUS walks #20 - Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Texas

    Enchanted Rock State Natural Area is a beautiful state park but also very busy. The ranger recommended booking tickets online to ensure you get in. Although there were queues entering the park and the parking lots were ...

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  • US walks #19 - Garner State Park, Texas

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    near Magers Crossing, Texas (United States)
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    Hiking Bear
    Distance
    5.63mi
    Elevation +
    656f
    TrailRank
    52
    Photo ofUS walks #19 - Garner State Park, Texas Photo ofUS walks #19 - Garner State Park, Texas Photo ofUS walks #19 - Garner State Park, Texas

    Garner State Park has a system of shorter trails that can easily be combined into longer trails. Most of the trails are in the hilly part of the park. We parked by the visitor center and started with Wildhorse Creek trai...

  • Lost Mine Trail Big Bend, 4 januar 2014

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    near Basin Junction, Texas (United States)
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    Sthrains
    Distance
    5.23mi
    Elevation +
    1171f
    TrailRank
    50
    Photo ofLost Mine Trail Big Bend, 4 januar 2014 Photo ofLost Mine Trail Big Bend, 4 januar 2014 Photo ofLost Mine Trail Big Bend, 4 januar 2014

    A great trail to start out on in Big Bend. The trail introduces the flora and fauna of the Chisos Mountains and great views of Casa Grande, Juniper Canyon, Pine Canyon and the Sierra del Carmen in Mexico. You will hardly...

  • Emma Long Metro Park Turkey Creek Trail

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    near River Hills, Texas (United States)
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    chicotbill
    with Chicotgal
    Distance
    3.14mi
    Elevation +
    200f
    TrailRank
    49
    Photo ofEmma Long Metro Park Turkey Creek Trail Photo ofEmma Long Metro Park Turkey Creek Trail Photo ofEmma Long Metro Park Turkey Creek Trail

    Sweet metro park trail. Heavily used, no leash law. Plenty of dogs loving the woods! Fairly easy hike until you hit the loop junction. Not too strenuous, but has some elevation change. Sticky, slick trail from previous d...

  • Palo Duro SP, Texas - Lighthouse

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    near Lake Tanglewood, Texas (United States)
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    Tigerhiker
    Distance
    6.70mi
    Elevation +
    617f
    TrailRank
    40| Rating 3.67
    Photo ofPalo Duro SP, Texas - Lighthouse Photo ofPalo Duro SP, Texas - Lighthouse Photo ofPalo Duro SP, Texas - Lighthouse

    Be sure to carry plenty of water on this trail. This is a 3 mile in and out with a steep climb at the end. For an added challenge you can climb to the top of the 2nd peak at the end with the Lighthouse. This is a very st...

    Nice trail. School kids hike it easily. Bring water.
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  • River Place Nature Trail

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    near River Hills, Texas (United States)
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    bikrclickr
    Distance
    4.34mi
    Elevation +
    771f
    TrailRank
    37
    Photo ofRiver Place Nature Trail Photo ofRiver Place Nature Trail Photo ofRiver Place Nature Trail

    Suitable for a 2/3 hour hike. Moderate difficulty. Expect lots of climbing. The trail is well maintained with stairs. Benches to rest are available at various points along the trail.

  • Enchanted Rock

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    near Crabapple, Texas (United States)
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    DIDA*
    Distance
    4.30mi
    Elevation +
    778f
    TrailRank
    36
    Photo ofEnchanted Rock Photo ofEnchanted Rock Photo ofEnchanted Rock

    I did it with my friend who’s a local and knows the Enchanted Rock very well. I’m always using my hiking poles but this time I left them in a car because this hike was more climbing than hiking. You can go also through t...

  • Caprock Canyons SP, Texas - Upper Canyon Trail (A)

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    near Quitaque, Texas (United States)
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    Tigerhiker
    Distance
    4.60mi
    Elevation +
    702f
    TrailRank
    36
    Photo ofCaprock Canyons SP, Texas - Upper Canyon Trail (A) Photo ofCaprock Canyons SP, Texas - Upper Canyon Trail (A) Photo ofCaprock Canyons SP, Texas - Upper Canyon Trail (A)

    This is part of the Upper Canyon Trail loop. This trail is broken into 2 parts (A and C). "A" leads up the canyon following a stream before climbing to the rim of the canyon. From here, the trail reaches an intersection ...

  • Village Creek SP, Texas - Creek / Tupelo / Water Oak Trails

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    near Fletcher, Texas (United States)
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    Tigerhiker
    Distance
    5.67mi
    Elevation +
    325f
    TrailRank
    35
    Photo ofVillage Creek SP, Texas - Creek / Tupelo / Water Oak Trails Photo ofVillage Creek SP, Texas - Creek / Tupelo / Water Oak Trails Photo ofVillage Creek SP, Texas - Creek / Tupelo / Water Oak Trails

    This is a loop starting from the main parking area and going down the Village Creek Trail to the little beach area. From there it goes down the Tupelo Trail then across River Birch Trail to the Water Oak Trail. This also...

  • Trail to the Cattail Falls

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    near Basin Junction, Texas (United States)
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    DIDA*
    Distance
    6.06mi
    Elevation +
    623f
    TrailRank
    35
    Photo ofTrail to the Cattail Falls Photo ofTrail to the Cattail Falls Photo ofTrail to the Cattail Falls

    The road to the trailhead was closed, so I parked the car along the main road. That means that you have to walk along the dirt road about two kilometers to get the trailhead, but it’s worth. You can see beautiful falls i...

  • Mesa de Anguila

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    near Lajitas, Texas (United States)
    Author
    rzerr
    Distance
    31.06mi
    Elevation +
    3425f
    TrailRank
    31
    Photo ofMesa de Anguila Photo ofMesa de Anguila Photo ofMesa de Anguila

    A hard two night backpack to the mouth of Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park.

  • Hot Springs Hike

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    near Rio Grande Village, Texas (United States)
    Author
    DIDA*
    Distance
    5.32mi
    Elevation +
    856f
    TrailRank
    31
    Photo ofHot Springs Hike Photo ofHot Springs Hike Photo ofHot Springs Hike

    It’s a beautiful hike but totally desert hike without any shade. Bring at least three litres of water. You can take a bath in the hot springs, they say that the water there healing water. After hike take ice cream in Rio...

  • Cross Timbers Trail (to Eagle's Nest)

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    near Sherwood Shores, Texas (United States)
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    Gnslngr45
    Distance
    6.47mi
    Elevation +
    2536f
    TrailRank
    31
    Photo ofCross Timbers Trail (to Eagle's Nest) Photo ofCross Timbers Trail (to Eagle's Nest) Photo ofCross Timbers Trail (to Eagle's Nest)

    Track from juniper Point West to Eagle's Nest (6 miles) along the Cross Timbers Trail. Very hilly for North Texas - very little of the hike is flat. Lots of tree cover and direct sunlight is not an issue.

  • Brierwood unit

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    near Franklin, Texas (United States)
    Author
    Ms. Adventures
    Distance
    7.04mi
    Elevation +
    39f
    TrailRank
    30
    Photo ofBrierwood unit Photo ofBrierwood unit Photo ofBrierwood unit

    No trail markers and trail was longer than posted.. also trail didn't match up to google maps trail in 1 spot there was a fork.. we tried both ways a bit.. but neither matched up with google trail map(the only map we had...

  • Trinity River Nat'l wildlife refuge

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    near Liberty, Texas (United States)
    Author
    Ms. Adventures
    Distance
    4.58mi
    Elevation +
    16f
    TrailRank
    30
    Photo ofTrinity River Nat'l wildlife refuge Photo ofTrinity River Nat'l wildlife refuge Photo ofTrinity River Nat'l wildlife refuge

    I took the Possum passel pass then detoured to the Boggy Boots Loop.. ended up on part of the tree frog trail but since it was pretty wet and I wasn't sure how far it went or if it was a loop and I couldn't stay too long...

  • Quitaque caprock canyon state park

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    near Quitaque, Texas (United States)
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    RijswijkJAL
    Distance
    6.76mi
    Elevation +
    758f
    TrailRank
    29
    Photo ofQuitaque caprock canyon state park Photo ofQuitaque caprock canyon state park Photo ofQuitaque caprock canyon state park

    Beautiful hike along the red rocks, canyons and ridges of the state park. Advice is to do the hike counter clockwise because of a steep descent.

  • Lost Maple East Trail

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    near Vanderpool, Texas (United States)
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    DIDA*
    Distance
    5.50mi
    Elevation +
    535f
    TrailRank
    29
    Photo ofLost Maple East Trail Photo ofLost Maple East Trail Photo ofLost Maple East Trail

    It’s a beautiful hike where you can see the river (I did a small detour there) and enjoy walking through the beautiful maple trees forest

  • South RimTrail Big Bend NP, 5 januar 2014

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    near Basin Junction, Texas (United States)
    Author
    Sthrains
    Distance
    12.98mi
    Elevation +
    2717f
    TrailRank
    28

    A wonderfully varied walk up the Pinnacles Trail and down the Laguna Meadows Trail with stunning views into Mexico from the South Rim. We did not hike Emory Peak or the Northeast rim since we did not think we had enough ...

  • Crosstimbers Trail

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    near Lakeside, Texas (United States)
    Author
    TXJP
    Distance
    3.58mi
    Elevation +
    3f
    TrailRank
    28
    Photo ofCrosstimbers Trail

    Crosstimbers Trail in the Fort Worth Natuture Center and Refuge. Great trail on hot days because 90% is under a cool tree canopy. This trail is "off-road stroller" friendly. There are several great trails at FWNCR; http:...

  • From the Galleria to Memorial Park

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    near Lamar Terrace, Texas (United States)
    Author
    Nicky2202
    Distance
    10.42mi
    Elevation +
    164f
    TrailRank
    28
    Photo ofFrom the Galleria to Memorial Park Photo ofFrom the Galleria to Memorial Park Photo ofFrom the Galleria to Memorial Park

    The Memorial Park was under construction and the trails were partly flooded - but I had fun! 🙂 If you have enough of the city, it's a good place to be!

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