Chattanooga, TN will host the next National Trails Symposium November 15-18, 2010, sponsored by American Trails.

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.

Agencies

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

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


Big Thicket National Preserve is located north of Beaumont, Texas: www.nps.gov/bith/default.htm l

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

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

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

The 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/

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

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

Equestrian Trails

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

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

The Texas Trailriding Home Page describes equestrian rides and events in Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma: www.texastrailriding.com/ 

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

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

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

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

The 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: www.katytraildallas.org/home.htm

The Central Texas Trail Tamers have trips and do volunteer work: www.trailtamers.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 recreation, environmental restoration, economic development, and transportation projects along the Trinity River in the Dallas area: www.trinityrivercorridor.org/

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

Hiking Trails

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

• Hiking Trails in Texas

The 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

Long-Distance Trails

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

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

Rail Trails and Canal Trails

The 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

A list of rail trails in Texas: www.californiafishandgame.com/tx/txtrails.htm

Statewide Advocacy and Resources

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Join us in Chattanooga, Tennessee in November 2010 for the 20th National Trails Symposium!