60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Dallas, Fort WorthThis detailed guide by experienced local Joanie Sanchez presents the best, most scenic day-hikes in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Covering everything from open prairies to rolling hills to lakeside beaches, the book shows hikers where to follow ancient dinosaur tracks, enjoy a secluded pecan grove, and experience Texas, s vanishing blackland prairie. Like all the guides in this series, this one is based on cutting-edge GPS data, with up-to-date maps and hike profiles. |
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | vii |
DALLAS AREA INCLUDING GRANDPRAIRIE GARLAND | 1 |
TRAIL | 8 |
TRAIL | 15 |
SANSOM PARK TRAIL | 24 |
TRAIL | 89 |
FORT WORTH AREA INCLUDING GRAPEVINE LAKE | 100 |
COLLEYVILLE NATURE | 117 |
CEDAR MOUNTAIN | 337 |
CEDAR RIDGE PRESERVE | 343 |
TRAIL | 352 |
COTTONWOOD CREEK TRAIL | 361 |
TRAIL | 369 |
PURTIS CREEK TRAIL | 378 |
VISITORS OVERLOOK Joe Pool Lake Dam Trail | 385 |
WALNUT CREEK TRAIL | 392 |
HORSESHOE | 139 |
TRINITY RIVER TRAIL | 181 |
TRINITY RIVER TRAIL OAKMONT PARK | 188 |
NORTH OF DALLASFORT WORTH INCLUDING PLANO | 198 |
BLACK CREEKCOTTONWOOD HIKING 29 BRECKENRIDGE PARK TRAIL | 206 |
LAVON LAKE Trinity | 259 |
Trail | 266 |
PILOT KNOLL | 274 |
RAY ROBERTS | 281 |
RAY ROBERTS LAKE STATE PARK ISLE DU BOIS UNIT | 288 |
RAY ROBERTS LAKE STATE PARK JOHNSON BRANCH | 296 |
SISTER GROVE | 304 |
WALNUT GROVE | 311 |
BARDWELL LAKE MULTIUSE | 319 |
CEDAR HILL STATE PARK TalalaDuck Pond Loop | 329 |
WAXAHACHIE CREEK HIKE BIKE TRAIL | 399 |
WINDMILL HILL PRESERVE TRAIL | 406 |
WEST OF FORT WORTH | 415 |
LAKE MINERAL WELLS STATE TRAILWAY | 424 |
LOST CREEK RESERVOIR STATE TRAILWAY | 431 |
EAST OF DALLAS | 441 |
POST OAK TRAIL | 449 |
SAMUELL FARM TRAIL | 456 |
OUTDOOR SHOPS | 467 |
PLACES TO BUY MAPS | 472 |
HIKING CLUBS | 474 |
BACK COVER MATERIAL | 482 |
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alongside AT-A-GLANCE INFORMATION LENGTH Bachman Lake bear left bear right bench bikers birds bridge Colleyville continue straight Coordinates UTM Zone Cotton Bowl couple Creek Trail cross Dallas dirt HIKING Drive Easting Northing Latitude Easy SCENERY entrance EXPOSURE Fork Fort Worth GPS Trailhead Coordinates Grapevine Lake grassland grassy greenbelt head hikers hours ACCESS hundred feet Joe Pool Lake junction Katy Trail KEY AT-A-GLANCE INFORMATION Lake Tawakoni Latitude Longitude 14S Lewisville Lake Light TRAIL SURFACE Loop DIFFICULTY Lost Creek Reservoir miles CONFIGURATION Nature Trail NEARBY ACTIVITIES Northing Latitude Longitude overlook Park Trail parking lot pass pond prairie reach Restrooms retrace your steps Sansom Park shade shoreline spot Street Sunny TRAIL TRAFFIC take Exit Texas TRAIL KEY AT-A-GLANCE trail winds Trailhead Coordinates UTM trees Trinity River turn left turn right turnoff UTM Zone WGS84 walk Waxahachie White Rock Lake wildflowers wildlife woodlands woods