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tough going. lots of good stealth camping sites. no worries of excess traffic!

good one.

It’s 3 years later…wonder if the State has done anything to improve the trail. Other states, like the Katy Trail in Missouri, have awesome Rail-to-Trail routes. Good job!

Good ride

I think I’ll wait until the trail is a bit more developed. I can see myself breaking a body part trying to navigate that trail.

That trail would be no problem on foot. Us thru hikers don't care about mud

Hey thanks Nate! I ran the trail 4 years ago and got lost at the same spot in Pecan Gap. I'm going to run the whole thing in a few weeks so your video really helps "crazy" Ultra runners like me. Looking forward to the second half! I've logged well over 4,000 miles on this trail mostly Merit/Celeste and back to Farmersville (2020 I had 2,400).

Thanks for sharing.I watched both parts of the trip. I hope one day they will be able to improve the trail so it is rideable in it's entirety.

Texas need to spend some money on this Trail Asap

Terrible trail I wish The State of Texas would spend some money to pave the trail What a shame!

Terrible trail I wish The State of Texas would spend some money to pave the trail What a shame!

What app are you using to keep up with this trail? Did I miss it? Needs lots of detours? Even the comment requires lots of question marks!!!!

I just happened across your video. I live in Roxton, so I thought it was neat to see your video. I don’t bike so I haven’t really seen the trail much myself, but I enjoy seeing everyone come thru from time to time.

Great video! Ive been curious about this trail and you basically confirmed my suspicions of the lack of maintenance. Good on you for doing it anyways!!!

are you using a gravel bike or a road bike with gravel tires? I'm thinking of doing this, but I only have a road bike. Any suggestions?

Looks good. At least you got to finish it eventually. Never trust Google Maps...👍

Don't you just love it when it rains...and rains...and rains. I was on a trip where I was stuck in the tent for a day and a half. Cheers on a nice vid mate 👍

Looks like a great adventure! It’s such a shame Texas has put in so much time, efforts, and money to make the trail to only let it go to waist. It looks like it never gets maintained, and the locals appear to be tearing it up with off road vehicles. It’s tough to be a cyclist in southern states. No repect for cyclist or the laws to keep us safe… no education about cyclist traffic laws… no enforcement of those laws. Then they make safer passages but don’t maintain them. There needs to be cycling organizations that will keep things on track and keep cyclist safer

Wow, you must be tough as nails wearing sandals with all the poison ivy on that trail. Atb, Tony

So what's your current feeling on the trail? Some parts look awesome, but other parts look like more detouring and bushwacking than biking.

If you end up going back, I believe the fence that you came across in the video is actually a primitive gate. It looks like there is a loop of wire at the top of the stick to the left that's holding it tight. You should be able to lift that loop of wire and pull the stick back allowing you to pass through without having to go over, just make sure you close it behind you. Also, I really appreciate the video, I just found out about this trail a couple of days ago and it seems like it required bushwhacking to get through not that long ago. However, after seeing this it seems like a viable weekend trip. It looks like they're making pretty decent progress clearing it out. Hopefully it'll be fully ride able one day I'd love to give it a shot.