The Chaparral Rail Trail, spanning five counties northeast of Dallas, has been developing since it was first envisioned in 1995. The trail begins in Farmersville, where its first 2.5 miles are paved. The trailhead is located a block from downtown at the Onion Shed, a restored building from the 1930s that was once used as a loading dock for the onion industry.
Groups have been working to improve the Southern Part of this Trail from the trailhead in Farmersville to the southern city limits in Pecan Gap. There is more work to be done, but this 37 mile section of the trail is now open.
The first 5 miles are paved with asphalt, concrete, or decomposed granite, and bridges are decked. No railings are in place. Great for bicycling.
The first caches on this trail were placed on 1/28/07 and others contributed over the years. Many have traveled here. It was my good fortune to find out about a recently developed part of the trail that had no caches.DougShep and I fixed that.
We noticed lots of jars lying around near our intended GZ. Mason jars, mayonnaise jars, non-descript jars. Doug said that maybe someone had buried some money around here and brought it in the jars. I thought that maybe some moonshiners had had a party! After the CITO, this will all be clean, but it will always be Moonshine Hollow to me. You are looking for a nice sized container with swag and room for TB’s. Watch out for barbed wire and PI. “Trust” stone for FTF!
Placed by a member of the Texas Geocaching Association.
Parking can be found at N 33 11.773 W 096 18.740