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Towns with the most trails in Texas

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 28 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Brownsville 1 Brownsville 1.3 mi / sq mi Trail miles 171.0 mi Farmers Branch 2 Farmers Branch 1.1 mi / sq mi Trail miles 13.7 mi 3 Santa Rita Ranch 1.0 mi / sq mi Trail miles 4.0 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Brownsville Brownsville189,177 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 171.0 mi 31
2 Farmers Branch Farmers Branch36,645 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 13.7 mi 20
3 Santa Rita Ranch6,586 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 4.0 mi 1
4 Map of Lake Dallas Lake Dallas7,822 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 2.3 mi 3
5 Map of Fort Stockton Fort Stockton8,278 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 4.4 mi 7
6 Iowa Park Iowa Park6,578 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 3.3 mi 3
7 Levelland Levelland12,466 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 6.7 mi 10
8 Map of Richland Hills Richland Hills8,493 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.0 mi 3
9 Town of Pecos10,926 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 19.3 mi 3
10 Map of Coppell Coppell42,154 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 8.5 mi 17
11 Alamo Heights Alamo Heights7,492 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 2
12 Weston Lakes4,217 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 0
13 Liberty Hill8,371 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 2.2 mi 3
14 Converse Converse29,607 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 4.2 mi 3
15 Magnolia Magnolia4,068 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 2.2 mi 2
16 Monahans Monahans7,452 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 10.8 mi 5
17 Map of Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz2,552 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 3
18 Horseshoe Bay Horseshoe Bay4,854 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 5.8 mi 2
19 Borger Borger12,226 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 3.0 mi 15
20 Map of Grand Prairie Grand Prairie201,883 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 24.4 mi 34
21 Hudson Bend Hudson Bend4,127 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi 2
22 New Braunfels New Braunfels104,643 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 11.7 mi 20
23 Weatherford Weatherford35,788 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 7.8 mi 12
24 Childress Childress5,834 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi 1
25 Map of Canyon Lake Canyon Lake33,883 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 32.3 mi 9
26 Map of Stephenville Stephenville21,682 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.3 mi 10
27 Map of Mont Belvieu Mont Belvieu9,020 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 2.6 mi 4
28 Map of Aransas Pass Aransas Pass8,972 people 0.0 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 2

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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