The Best Hiking Trails in Fort Worth

We hiked the Canyon Ridge trail. It's moderate and a bit challenging a perfect workout at 3.25 miles one way so about 6 1/2 miles round trip unless you do the road or river trail back and then it's 5.75 miles. It is a super trail with lovely CCC structures on it. Full of history. I also hiked the Wild Plum trail and the Capsic trail. The nature center is great but no post cards oh well. Lots of interactive displays. Oh one thing on The Canyon Ridge trail you can get turned around a bit at one of the structures. So be aware cause there is no signage.

As a distance runner who often runs on pavement, I love to venture out and get off the beaten path from time to time! This trail is beautiful and very well maintained. There's plenty of parking as well as a little pavilion area. Venture out into the woods and you will see it's a somewhat technical trail to navigate with a couple of inclines that provide a nice challenge. Bring friends and enjoy! It's a little over 5 miles around I believe so do a loop or two or a quick out and back to make it shorter! The trails are very clearly marked as well so you won't get lost. Perfect way to see the sunrise too coming off of the lake. Can't wait to go back and bring some more of my runner friends.

We have done this trail several times with are kids, age 7 and 5. In some areas the rocks are loose and you can lose your footing,but all the times we have gone we all managed to not get hurt and we have a really good time. Once you've made it down you get an awesome view of the Lake Worth dam and with all the rain lately it has been an amazing site to seeing all that water rushing over it! I would highly recommend this trail and the best part is that it is free.