Fort Worth Trail Running
Submitted by jlinwood on Tue, 2010-10-12 16:48
Trails: 

Lake Grapevine North Shore Trail

The North Shore Trail on Lake Grapevine is the best mountain biking trail in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The trail is an 18-mile round trip on singletrack, and 5 miles each way of the single track is one-way. Only 4 miles of the trail are shared out-and-back, making the tight turns on this trail much easier to negotiate.

Directions given here are to the MADD Shelter, which is a good starting point for both mountain biking and trail running.

18.00miles

Sansom Park

Description: 

For more technical mountain biking than the Northshore Trail, hit up Sansom Park in Northwest Fort Worth. The park overlooks Lake Worth, and has seven miles of flowing singletrack, organized into several loops. The green and blue loops are beginner-friendly, and anything red is more advanced. The courses are marked by colored paint on rocks, not by trail signs or posts.

The park isn't really that great for other users. Mountain bikers will be coming at high speed through the trails, making hiking not too much fun. There also isn't much air flow through the trees. For trail running and hiking, consider going a few miles further out the Jacksboro Highway to the Fort Worth Nature and Science Center.

There is a lot of broken glass in the parking lot from vehicle break-ins, and a lot of broken glass on the trail (bad for your mountain bike tires). Definitely come here in a small group.

Also check out DORBA's Sansom Park page for current trail conditions and updates

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Trail Races: 

Rockledge Rumble

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Sat, 2011-11-12

The Rockledge Rumble is the North Texas Trail Runners club race. It's always held near Veteran's Day in November, as the race honors America's veterans.

The race offers 50K, 30K, and 15K distances - the longer distance for ultramarathoners who want to test themselves on the only trail ultra in the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area.

Race Types: 
Running race
Other short
30K
50K Ultramarathon
Trail Run

Los Chupacabras de DFW

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Sat, 2010-10-16
Race Types: 
Running race
10K
Trail Run
Night Run

Toughest N Texas Waco 50K

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Sat, 2011-03-12

The Toughest N Texas 50K, 20 Mile, 10 Mile, and 5 Mile trail races in Waco's Cameron Park are put on Houston running coach Tim Neckar. These races are small but friendly, but the course is tough! Waco's course is tougher than Cross Timbers, but not as tough as the Bandera Trail Races, to rank it among Texas ultras. The hills in Cameron Park keep coming, because the mountain bikers used every piece of vertical they could to make the trails interesting.

Race Types: 
Running race
5 Mile
10 Mile
20 Mile
50K Ultramarathon
Trail Run

Cross Timbers Trail Run

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Sat, 2012-02-18

The Cross Timbers Trail Run (50 Mile, Marathon, Half Marathon, 5 Mile) is the oldest trail race in Texas, and one of the best. This classic winter trail run is held on the shores of Lake Texoma on the Cross Timbers Trail, a 12 mile backpacking/hiking trail. The trail is tough! There are lots of ups and downs on the trail, none of them too large, but they add up. The footing can be eroded away, and there are lots of places where running isn't really an option.

Race Types: 
Running race
5 Mile
Half Marathon
Marathon
50 Mile Ultramarathon
Trail Run

Run From the Ducks

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Sat, 2010-09-25
Race Types: 
Running race
Other Ultramarathon
Timed Run
Trail Run

Grasslands Trail Runs

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Sat, 2012-03-24
Race Types: 
Running race
Half Marathon
Marathon
50 Mile Ultramarathon
Trail Run

Wee-Chi-Tah Trail Full and Half Marathon

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Sat, 2011-01-22
Race Types: 
Running race
Half Marathon
Marathon
Trail Run
Trail Running Clubs: 

North Texas Trail Runners

URL: 

http://www.nttr.org/

The North Texas Trail Runners are a friendly bunch of trail runners who are centered in Dallas/Fort Worth, but welcome runners from all over Texas and even other parts of the US. Many club runs and events are held on the Northshore Trail on Lake Grapevine, including their club race, the Rockledge Rumble.

Location: 
Dallas, TX
See map: Google Maps
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