About the Trails

The birding and wildlife trails of Texas are driving routes developed to help promote ecotourism. Each of the trail maps is divided into loops that could be completed in a long weekend.  I have chosen to explore more slowly and visit just a few sites on each trip.

The numbered sites along the trails are recommended places to stop, but they are not the only spots to find wildlife.  I have already published posts featuring parks not listed as official sites, but where rare birds have recently been seen or just happen to be places I enjoy visiting.

Instead of repetitively listing the names of each trail on every post, I have chosen to list the site number only.  The letters that preface the numbers denote which trail.

UTC = The Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail Upper Texas Coast
CTC = The Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail Central Texas Coast
LTC = The Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail Upper Texas Coast
HOTE = Heart of Texas Wildlife Trail - East
HOTW = Heart of Texas Wildlife Trail - West
PHP = Panhandle Plains Wildlife Trail
FWTX = Far West Texas Wildlife Trail
PPW-E = Prairies and Pineywoods Wildlife Trail - East
PPW-W = Prairies and Pineywoods Wildlife Trail - West

To view online or purchase the maps, please visit:    http://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wildlife/wildlife-trails. 
  

  

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