Gran Fondo 50, a celebratory ride planned Saturday will mark the completion of a 50-mile stretch of the 130-mile Northeast Texas Trail, which when completed will be the longest recreational
âTexas Parks & Wildlife Department will perform a feasibility study to establish the 130-mile-long Northeast Texas Trail as a possible state park,â agency officials told a group of supporters Wednesday at Love Civic Center.
âWe have come up here to talk to the Northeast Texas Trail Coalition about the next steps in figuring out what the trail would look like if it was a state park,â Texas Parks Division Director Rodney Franklin said after meeting with representatives from the coalition, rail banked agencies, and city and county leaders along the trail.
âWe need to develop a plan for the study,â said Kevin Good, special assistant to the director. âWe wanted to update all of our partners, get information from them and share with them what to expect.â