DeKalb native Tracy Rumsey was the first to complete the entire 130-mile trek of the Northeast Texas Trail, completing the feat in November of 2013. Rumsey hiked from Farmersville to the Trail Head Park in New Boston. With the new funds, the trail can be
News
August 24, 2022
TXDot paves the way for Northeast Texas Trail
By Kenny Mitchell
Exciting news for Northeast Texas hikers and bikers came out of Austin this week with the announcement by the Texas Department of Transportation that they have received $25 million in federal funds to expand two trail corridors in northeast Texas and El Paso. Both trails are components of the state’s envisioned Bicycle Tourism Trails network.
TxDOT noted that a huge chunk of that funding would be going directly to Northeast Texas to complete the 130-mile that runs from Farmersv...