Originally Posted by jlynnbob

I have recently covered almost all of the trail between Farmersville and Paris. Bottom line is that the trail is quite rideable for almost 40 miles out of Farmersville almost to Pecan Gap. There is a Posted gate just outside of Pecan Gap. I backtracked and skipped forward to Ben Franklin and continued on to almost Paris before abandoning my quest. The parts after Pecan Gap were quite challenging, as this is what appears to be the apex of the geographic controversy over the "rail bank" and proposed trail. I captured some pictures of my time out there. https://picasaweb.google.com/1025910...ChaparralTrail