Welcome!
Thanks for visiting the Texas
Trails Network homepage. TTN is a nonprofit statewide organization
dedicated to the quality development and management of all
types of trails including equestrian, hiking, bicycling, historic,
canoe and kayaking, birding etc.
Check out our Trail Finder data
base of over 800 trails throughout Texas. Don’t miss
our relevant articles, activities and links to current trail
information. And be sure to visit the quality trail partners
who have links from our site.
We hope you’ll consider
joining TTN to enjoy the great benefits and the latest in
trail development, funding and promotional news, networking
opportunities with experts, conference discounts, and a lot
more.
HAPPY TRAILS!
The TTN Board
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The conference was a great
success and it is time now for all the presenters to get their
presentations in to the conference committee. When available,
presentations will be posted in the portal documents. Click
here to see what has been posted to date. Presentations
are stored in the "State Conference 2010" / "2010
Presentations" folder.
HOST
THE 2011 CONFERENCE?
Are there great trails and active transportation
in your area, and would you like to brag on them? Do you have
an interest in hosting our next conference?
Click
here and complete a short host-city query.
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| TrailMasters
- Add Maps and Photos to Trail Info
Texas TrailMasters can now add
maps, photos or other graphics to their trail info. Just log
on and use the Trail Finder to locate your trail. In the right-hand
column of the trail display, click the 'Images' link at the
top and you will be able to upload graphic files (.jpg or
.gif) up to 1 Mb in size. Don't be the last trail in the State
without photos and maps... update yours now!
Great
Examples
Is
Your Trail On The Map?
Google
Maps interface for the trailhead!
We are very pleased to be
offering maps and driving directions to trailheads listed
in our database utilizing Google Maps API.
If a valid street address
is available for the trailhead(s) or the GIS / GPS coordinates
have been entered, the trailhead(s) will be mapped with
optional satellite backgrounds and zoom-in-out facilities.
Use the Trail Finder (left-upper) to search for trails
with 'Trailhead Mapable' box checked and see the 500+
currently available. Click
here to do it.
If your trail is not on
the map, then no coordinates have been entered. Just
give a nearby street address to display on the map.
You can display the aerial, grab the marker and move
it visually to the parking lot of the trailhead. The
coordinates can be displayed at any time by clicking
the marker. If you are the TrailMaster, there will be
an 'Update' button displayed with the coordinates. Click
this to copy the coordinates into the trail data.
All registrations are previewed
by TTN staff prior to publication. Once geo-oriented
and published, full descriptions, trailhead maps and
driving directions are available.
Keep
Your Trail Information Up-To Date
It is even easier to keep
your trail information up-to-date. Just log on to
the TTN Portal and find your trail using the Trail
Finder. If you are the TrailMaster or Alternate contact
for the trail, an 'Edit' button will appear at the
bottom of the trail information display.
For more information on
managing your trail listings, click
here to see our new Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQ).
We depend heavily upon
input from trail providers, such as Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department, City and County Parks
departments and trail enthusiasts for our information.
If you are one of the above, please go to the
TTN portal, using the 'Join TTN' link in the
upper-left of this page, and register for membership
and become a TrailMaster. If you are already
a member, you should check the information on
your trails and on yourself to be sure the right
word gets out on one of our most valuable resources,
access to Texas open spaces.
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| Waco, 2009: Michael Schuett, Ph.D. of A&M's Texas AgriLIFE Extension offered guidance to delegates on the human dimensions of natural resources, and how these are determined.
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Locate
your next Trail Outing here!
We have completed a major
effort to clean up and verify the information in our
extensive database of trails in Texas. With over 880
trails in the database, keeping this up-to-date is
an ongoing task and new trails are being created all
the time.
If so many trails overwhelm
you, NO PROBLEM! Just click 'Find Trail' in the navigation
bar to locate your next destination or discover neighborhood
jewels.
Example Trail Searches...
Click
here for a long bike ride in Texas. You'll see
24 locations accross the state where you can do at
least 10 mile road bicycling.
Looking for a birding
trail for walkers that also accomodates power assisted
vehicles and has picnic facilites in northeast Texas?
Keep
the whole family happy by clicking here.
Whether you like walking,
jogging, hiking, nature study, birding, cycling, in-line
skating, equestrian activities, canoeing or off-road
vehicles, you will find trails that welcome you and
provide the facilities that you need. Just click either
the 'Find Trail' link in the navigation bar to the
left.
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