Meet the first ground-proofers!

Meet the talented and generous people helping Charlie make sure the xTexas Trail route is all it can be starting in March of 2024.

  • Charlie Gandy

    FOUNDER - xTexas Trail Project

    Charlie dreamed up the xTexas Trail Project in June ‘24 while hiking in Tahoe California. He wondered why his home state of Texas didn’t have a cross-state trail and decided to do something about it.

    Read Charlie’s full bio here!

  • Rhea Wallace

    March ‘24 Full Route Tester - By Bike

    As a fifth-generation Texan and avid endurance cyclist, I’m preparing to take on the inaugural ride of the Cross Texas Trail (xTx), a 1,500-mile route that spans the Lone Star State from east to west. Inspired by my experiences riding Washington’s rugged off-road trails, this journey represents a new way to rediscover Texas—a state I haven’t explored in depth since visiting Big Bend National Park 40 years ago.

    Read Rhea’s full bio here!

  • Eleanor Parks

    SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

  • Monet Goode

    FOUNDER

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

  • Emmett Marsh

    DESIGN DIRECTOR

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.

  • Eleanor Parks

    SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.