Description
Book SynopsisThe best way to experience Dallas and Fort Worth is by hiking!
Get outdoors with local author and hiking expert Joanie Sanchez with the new full-color edition of 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Dallas/Fort Worth. These trails transport you to scenic overlooks, wildlife hot spots, and historical settings that renew your spirit and recharge your body. Each hike description features key information on length, hiking time, difficulty, configuration, scenery, traffic, trail surface, and accessibility, as well as information on the history and natural history of the area. Detailed trail maps and elevation profiles, along with clear directions to the trailheads and trailhead GPS data, help to ensure that you always know where you are and where you’re going. Tips on nearby activities further enhance your enjoyment of every outing.
Whether you’re a local looking for new places to explore or a visitor to the area, 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Dallas/Fort Worth provides plenty of options for a couple hours or a full day of adventure, all within about an hour from Dallas, Fort Worth, and the surrounding communities.
Table of ContentsHikes List
Dallas Area (Including Grand Prairie, Garland, and Irving)
Boulder Park Trail Campion Trail Downtown Dallas Urban Trail Fair Park Loop Joppa Preserve Trail Katy Trail L. B. Houston Nature Trail Oak Cliff Nature Preserve Trail Rowlett Creek Nature Trail Trinity River Audubon Trail Trinity Skyline Trail White Rock Lake Trail
Fort Worth Area (Including Grapevine Lake, Colleyville, and Euless)
Benbrook Dam Trail Benbrook Lake Trail Eagle Mountain Park Trail Fort Worth Nature Center: Canyon Ridge Trail Fort Worth Nature Center: Prairie Trail Horseshoe Trail Knob Hill Trail Northshore Trail River Legacy Trail Rocky Point Trail Sansom Park Trail Tandy Hills Trail Trinity River Trail (Northside) Trinity River Trail (Oakmont Park)
North of Dallas–Fort Worth (Including Plano, McKinney, Lake Ray Roberts, and Lake Lewisville)
Arbor Hills Loop Black Creek–Cottonwood Hiking Trail Cicada–Cottonwood Loop Elm Fork Trail Erwin Park Loop Lavon Lake: Trinity Trail Parkhill Prairie Trail Pilot Knoll Trail Ray Roberts Greenbelt Ray Roberts Lake State Park, Isle du Bois Unit: Lost Pines Trail Ray Roberts Lake State Park, Johnson Branch Unit: Johnson Branch Trail Sister Grove Loop Tribute Shoreline Trail Walnut Grove Trail
South of Dallas–Fort Worth (Including Cedar Hill, Glen Rose, and Cleburne)
Bardwell Lake Multiuse Trail Cedar Hill State Park: Talala–Duck Pond Loop Cedar Mountain Preserve Trail Cedar Ridge Preserve Trail Cleburne State Park Loop Trail Cottonwood Creek Trail Dinosaur Valley Trail Dogwood Canyon Audubon Trail Goat Island Preserve Trail Purtis Creek Trail Visitor’s Overlook: Joe Pool Lake Dam Trail Walnut Creek Trail Waxahachie Creek Hike & Bike Trail Windmill Hill Preserve Trail
West of Fort Worth
Lake Mineral Wells State Park: Cross Timbers Trail Lake Mineral Wells State Trailway Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway
East of Dallas
Lake Tawakoni Nature Trail Post Oak Trail Samuell Farm Trail
