DFW Bike Trails
Below is our list of Bike Trails for Allen, Frisco, McKinney, Plano and Dallas. If you like to ride your bike, here are some places for bike riding in DFW.
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Allen currently has over 40 miles of paved hike and bike trails. As each new trail segment is built, Allen gets just a bit closer to having a genuine trail system. The trail segments that will comprise the city-wide trail system are:
Allen Parkway Loop - main loop 14 miles; includes Ridgeview, Rowlett Creek, Cottonwood Creek and Mustang
Rowlett Creek Loop - 9 miles
Watters Branch Loop - 10 miles
Cottonwood Creek Loop - 7 miles
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This 2.1 mile trail is at Josey Lane and Treeline.
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Parkhill Prairie
Address:County Road 668 (near Blue Ridge)
A 436-acre preserve
located in northeast Collin County, featuring a 52-acre relic of the Blackland
tall-grass prairie and magnificent views of the countryside.
Parkhill Prairie map
Sister Grove Park
Address:County Road 562 (East of Princeton)
A
75-acre hike/bike trail located between Princeton and Farmersville, adjacent to
Lake Lavon.
Sister Grove Park map
Driving Directions: From McKinney, go East on US Hwy 380 past
Princeton to County Road 559. Take a left on CR 559 and head North. Merge left
onto CR 561 to CR 562. Take a left on CR 562. Sister Grove Park will be on your
left hand side.
Trinity Trail
Address:County Road 967, Brockdale Park Road (Mapsco 563T) and
County Road 384, Skyview Drive (Mapsco 663R, North of Wylie)
An
equestrian and hiking trail with trailheads located at Brockdale Park and East
Fork Park adjacent to Lake Lavon. Trinity Trail
map
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Parking can be found off Shorecrest Drive, Lakefield Boulevard and Bachman Drive.
Length is 3.3 miles
Finding parking specifically for the Katy Trail can be difficult, although there are a few parks (Cole Park, Turtle Creek Park, Lee Park) surrounding the trail. The Knox area offers parking, as does Reverchon Park. Note that access points to the trail itself may involve finding a path through the occasionally dense brush that borders the trail.
The length is 2.25 miles
This curvy trail twists around South Dallas for about 2.6 miles. Keist Park is off of Highway 67 at Keist Blvd.
Short but sweet this 1.8 miles trail begins at Turtle Creek Blvd. and Maple Avenue.
Length of trail is about 7.5 miles long. To get to it, go Valley View Park off Hillcrest Road just north of I-635 offers plenty of parking at the north tip of the trail. There’s also a new parking lot south of I-635. You can also find parking at Greenville and Royal, as well as off Merriman Road near Abrams.
Several parking lots, both paved and gravel, are available. Try the south park entrance, on Garland Road, near the Dallas Arboretum. Easy access is also available off Buckner Boulevard, Mockingbird Lane and West Lawther Drive.
The hike/bike path are 9.33 miles. The road way is 11 miles.
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Beaver Bend Trail Extension
This 1.2 mile trail is an extension to the current trail located in Beavers Bend
Neighborhood Park. The trail winds around a pond and features a second
playground structure alongside the trail. The trail currently extends from
Beavers Bend Park to 4th Army Road which connects to B.F. Phillips Community
Park. The connection of the trail into B.F. Phillips will take place with the
completion of future Phases of the Community Park.
Caddo Trail
This one mile hike
and bike system is located along Stewart Creek, just to the south of Stonebrook
Parkway and will extend through the Chapel Creek development and connect into
the city's neighborhood park lying adjacent to Spears Elementary School.
College Parkway Trail
This 1.2
mile trail will provide linkage along the TXU easement that runs from College
Parkway northward to and past Rolater Road. Once completed, this linkage will
provide connection from the Preston Ridge Campus of CCCCD, Shawnee Trail Sports
Complex, Shawnee Trail Elementary School, Centennial High School, Wester Middle
School, Gunstream Elementary School and Shepherds Glen Park. Status:
Construction of this trail is scheduled to be completed in 2008.
Griffin Parc Trail
Located
within the Griffin Parc Development, a series of public hike and bike trails
that lie within the subdivision and provide a linkage from just west of Legacy
Parkway to Teel Parkway.
Lone Star Ranch Trail
Located
within the Lone Star Ranch Development, a series of public hike and bike trails
that lie within the subdivision providing a linkage from Fourth Army Memorial
Drive to Southwest Community Park to a future FISD school site to the interior
of the development.
Rowlett Creek Trail
Located
along the West Rowlett Creek corridor this trail consists of a series of smaller
trails that have been constructed along the developed areas extending from
Custer Road to Preston Road. Once the few remaining land sections are developed,
the trail will be complete.
Taychas Trail
Located along
the West Rowlett Creek corridor traveling north from Isabel Elementary School to
Rolater Road, the first phase of the trail will be approximately one mile in
distance.
Trails of West Frisco Trail
Located within the Trails of West Frisco Development, a series of public hike
and bike trails that lie within both interior to the subdivision as well as the
perimeter of the development. This system provides a linkage from Teel Parkway
and FM 720 northward along to Teel Parkway to Cottonwood Creek and will
ultimately tie northward to Eldorado Parkway.
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Duck Creek Park
Located off Oates Dr off 635, this popular trail is 4 miles.
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This unpaved bike path is 9.5 miles long off of Rockledge Park and Fairway Dr. in Grapevine.
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The Elm Fork trail section runs north past Royal Lane south of I-635. The Mountain Creek Preserve is at Nursery and Hunter Ferrell roads near the West Fork trail section. Length is 3.5 miles
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Erwin Bike Trail
8.1 miles in a single loop.
Stonebridge Ranch Hike and Bike Trail
Address:All around Stonebridge Ranch
Miles and miles of beautifully landscaped hiking and biking trails wind throughout Stonebridge Ranch.
Wilson Creek Trail is 4 miles located off Hwy. 75 between El Dorado and Virginia.
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Arbor Hills Nature Preserve
Concrete 2.66 miles round trip
Bluebonnet Trail
2.57 miles one-way - High Point Park to Carpenter Park
Bob Woodruff Park/OPPNP/Santa Fe Trail
Address:Located East of Shiloh Road on East Park Boulevard
4.4 miles one-way
map
Chisholm Trail - Northwest
Address:Harrington Park and travels north and west to Legacy Drive
5.44 miles one-way
map
Cottonwood Creek
1.5 miles round trip
map
Greenbelt park with hike/bike trail
Coyote Creek
0.5 mile around loop
map
Neighborhood park with hike/bike trail
Hoblitzelle Park Trail
Address:West of Alma Drive and South of Hedgcoxe Road
Legacy Trail
Address:Located East of Ohio Drive and North/South of McDermott Road
0.88 mile one-way
map
Old Shepard / Steeplechase / White Rock
Address:Located on Plano Parkway just East of Dallas North Tollway
3.5 miles one-way
map
Preston Ridge Trail
Address:Runs perpendicular to Spring Creek Parkway just west of Coit Road
6.16 miles one-way
map
Russell Creek Park
Address:Located near the Southwest corner of McDermott Road and Independence Parkway
3.6 miles round trip
map
Willowcreek
0.92 mile one-way
map
Community park with hike/bike trail
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Breckenridge Trail
This well-liked trail is south of Renner Rd off of Hwy. 75.It is 4.1 miles long.
