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El Camino Real de los Tejas routes in Spanish Texas. Alonso de León, Spanish governor of Coahuila, established the corridor for what became El Camino Real de Tierra Afuera in multiple expeditions to East Texas between 1686 and 1690 to find and destroy a French fort near Lavaca Bay, [2] established by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle on what de León considered to be Spanish lands.
Texas Plains Trail sign near Gail, Texas. At the third annual Tourist Development Conference in Austin, Texas, Texas governor John Connolly announced 10 travel trails that circuited the state to encourage tourists from across the state and nation to visit and see various parts of the state in coordination with the 1968 World's Fair that was hosted in San Antonio, Texas.
The Lone Star Hiking Trail (LSHT) [1] is a 96 mile long hiking trail with an additional 32 miles of loop and crossover trails of footpath-only trails. Connecting public lands of the Sam Houston National Forest and private lands it is the longest continuous hiking trail in the State of Texas .
The 133-mile long Northeast Texas Trail is beloved by cyclists, runners and walkers, who say the trail is a slice of paradise and a rare gem. The trail, which is the longest in Texas, was ...
Hiking trails in Texas (2 C, 10 P) N. Roads on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas (3 P) S. San Antonio–El Paso Road (2 C, 53 P)
Pacific Crest Trail – Extends from Mexico to Canada, 4,265 km (2,650 mi) through California, Oregon and Washington. [1] Chubu Hokuriku Nature Trail – In Japan, about 4,000 km (2,500 mi) long. Great American Rail-Trail - A 3,700 miles (6,000 km) cross country rail-trail in the United States.
The Texas Forts Trail was the first of the ten trails to be reinstated. [2] The 35-county Forest Trail Region historically is known for people such as the Caddo Indians and Spanish explorer Alonso de Leon. The region has been called the gateway to Texas, with borders with Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. The region is named for the four ...
The Texas Forts Trail is a nonprofit organization chartered in 1999 which promotes heritage tourism, economic development, and historic preservation. It is one of 10 driving trail regions which make up the award-winning Texas Heritage Trails Program of the Texas Historical Commission. The driving trail is 650 miles (1,050 km) long. [1]