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  • Overnight camping. The only two locations at which it really makes sense to camp along the biking route are the Northeast Texas Trailway and the Caprock Canyons State Trailway. It is technicallly possible to ride a bike from one campsite to the next at a few other locations with multi-use trails, such as LBJ National Grasslands, the Cross Timbers Trail, Winding Stair, and the Womble Trail.

1 Rails-to-Trails Trailways

Rails-to-trails trailways are lengthy, flat to gently sloping, former rail routes that have been converted to trailways.
  • Lake Mineral Wells State Park and Trailway (Overnight camping) • Official Trailway Webpage • 30-60 min W of Fort Worth • 20 miles of point to point trailway from Weatherford, past Lake Mineral Wells State Park, to Mineral Wells. No camping except at Lake Mineral Wells State Park. Surface is finely crushed limestone, with asphalt for the last 2 miles. Foot, horse, and bike traffic.
  • Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway (Overnight camping) • Official Trailway Webpage • 4 hr 20 min W of Denton, Fort Worth • 64 miles of point to point trailway through isolated country in the Upper Red River Valley (near Amarillo). Camping is allowed in small groups anywhere along the trail. Clarity Tunnel is home to a colony of bats. Caprock Canyons State Park is accessible about midway along the trailway. Surface is mostly unimproved dirt. Foot, horse, and bike traffic.
  • Lake Somerville State Park and Trailway (Overnight camping) • Official Trailway Webpage3 hr 20 min S of Fort Worth, due east of Austin, near Brenham • 13 mile trailway with another 13 miles of connecting loops, all inside the state park. Camping allowed at 20 primitive campsites with established fire rings. Chemical toilets along the trail. Surface is unimproved dirt. Foot, horse, and bike traffic.

2 Day-Use Mountain Biking Trails

  • MTB Project has an exhaustive collection of information on mountain biking trails nationwide. Click on the interactive map for nearby mountain biking trails, or use the search box to search by name. Not as carefully curated as the DORBA site.

Tarrant County

Denton County

Collin County

Dallas & Rockwall Counties

Further Out

  • Womble Trail (Overnight camping) • MTB Website - see the map of trails. 32.4 mile trail. Perhaps the best mountain biking trail in Arkansas. May need to use some caution. (Arkansas)

3 Paved Bicycle Paths

  • Richardson Bike Mart > Where to Ride . See this webpage for what appears to be a fairly complete collection of links to city and county paved bicycle paths in Dallas-Fort Worth (as well as a link to DORBA). The webpage says "We spend a lot of time on these trails, and we're happy to give you additional recommendations when you visit any Richardson Bike Mart location."

Tarrant County

Denton County

Collin County

Dallas County



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