GC3AP24 Ray Roberts Greenbelt Trails #20 (Traditional Cache) in Texas, United States created by HossinTX

This cache has been archived.

HossinTX: This cache is being archived because the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) no longer want Geocaching or Geocachers on their trails. This cache was hidden with permission of the TPWD and it was placed in a location that they pre-approved. I followed all of their rules and filed all of the permits they requested. Now after just 10 months they are telling me it needs to be removed. It needs to be removed because they changed their minds. I will say that working with the TPWD has not been pleasant at all and I will never hide another cache inside a state park again. It simply is not worth the hassle.

Furthermore, all of the logbooks have been removed from the caches and no more "found" logs will be excepted. Any "found" log from this point on will be deleted.

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Hidden : 3/5/2012

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Ray Roberts
Greenbelt Trails

Hours & Entrance fees to enter the greenbelt are the same as Ray Roberts Lake State Park! 8am to 10pm. $5 per adult, free for children age 12 and under. Payment is made on an honor system at "iron ranger" fee stations at the 2 trail heads.
No fee if you have a Texas State Park annual pass.

The greenbelt is a wilderness area with approximately 10 miles of multi-use trails and waterways for bicyclists, equestrians, hikers, kayakers and others. The 1,500 acre Ray Roberts Lake/Lake Lewisville Greenbelt Corridor runs north/south along the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, connecting Ray Roberts Lake with Lake Lewisville.

The greenbelt begins as the Elm Fork Trail leading away from the Isle du Bois Unit on the south shore of Ray Roberts Lake near Pilot Point. Heading south, the trail crosses under FM 455 and winds a little over a mile to the Elm Fork canoe and greenbelt access point, with parking and restrooms. Here the trail joins the Elm Fork of the Trinity and splits in two, with one trail, a hard surface hike and bike trail, snaking along the river's west side and another for equestrian use along the east.

The two trails converge at the FM428 access point. The trail then proceeds south another six miles along the river's east bank to end at the highway 380 crossing at the headwaters of Lake Lewisville. On the southern portion of the trail, all users are on the East Side of the river. The hard surface trail is for hike and bike use and equestrians may use the construction haul roads.

For more information on the Greenbelt Trails or any of the Texas State Parks contact the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Cache was placed with permission from the park.

Resources
A Natural History of North Central Texas