Walking/Hiking trails?

[Jose]

Cedar Hill... I've done some trail runs there.

Any mountain bike trail.
Just know that trail etiquette dictates that if you're on foot you do the trail in reverse.

http://www.dorba.org/trails.php

Both of these are good suggestions. DORBA trails can be crowded though depending on the day you go.

[Jose]

This. It is a little over 11 miles in trails. I use to go twice a week and hike. When I was a fat ass cat tail was rough on me. It has some pretty decent elevation changes along with cedar break. The rest of the trails are really easy and just add some mileage. After I had lost all my weight I hiked them all in one shot. Took me a while if I remember and I burned like 2000 calories.

Is this the Cedar Hill Nature Preserve?

[kingjason]

Is this the Cedar Hill Nature Preserve?

Yes, it was the Dallas Nature Center forever then they changed the name. That pic is of the Cat Tail Pond trail when I wore my GPS from Polar. It maps it out on Google Earth. It is the hardest trail along with Cedar Break. Cedar Break connects back to Cat Tail at the end.

[motoman]

Yes, it was the Dallas Nature Center forever then they changed the name. That pic is of the Cat Tail Pond trail when I wore my GPS from Polar. It maps it out on Google Earth. It is the hardest trail along with Cedar Break. Cedar Break connects back to Cat Tail at the end.

What do the different colors mean?

[kingjason]

Elevation changes and heart rate. My software spits out everything.

[KBScobravert]

I have hiking trail entrances within a quarter mile of my house. Generally I hit them on my dirtbike. Definitely around the area for me, too far for most of the DFW folks to venture I'd guess. It covers about 14 miles near the shoreline area.

I live in Cedar Bayou

http://www.cedarbayou.com/cross_timbers.asp

I did this route for Spring Break back in high school in the '90's. We spent 5 or 6 days on the trail and exploring. The camping was great.

[ryuu]

Eagle Mt. Lake

http://www.trwd.com/docs/eaglemountainlake/EM-Trail-Map.pdf

[Jose]

Yes, it was the Dallas Nature Center forever then they changed the name. That pic is of the Cat Tail Pond trail when I wore my GPS from Polar. It maps it out on Google Earth. It is the hardest trail along with Cedar Break. Cedar Break connects back to Cat Tail at the end.

I thought that looked familiar!

[crapstang]

I have hiking trail entrances within a quarter mile of my house. Generally I hit them on my dirtbike. Definitely around the area for me, too far for most of the DFW folks to venture I'd guess. It covers about 14 miles near the shoreline area.

I live in Cedar Bayou

I'll have to go check that out, if I get the chance. The fourwheeler is finally reassembled and ready to roll.
Recently, I found out that vehicles are NOT welcome around lake Ray Roberts. I used to drive 10+ miles around the edge of the lake when it went down, but a local guy told me that it's a 1k fine if they find you out there. Not sure if it's true, but fuck a bunch of that. Either way, I found out that the land is not that solid out there. My '01 RCSB Z71 found a soft spot and sank all the way to the frame. Two other big lifted 4x4 trucks got stuck trying to get to me, and finally we were all pulled out by an AWD Astro van. Yea. A damn VAN. As soon as my Chevy sank, and didn't even put it in 4wd to try and get out it was so ugly. I just started digging. Luckily, an old chain and a random old tire sitting in the mud did the trick, acting as a bungee. I'm never taking anything bigger than an ATV out to a lake again.