This January through March 2026 xTx Founder Charlie Gandy is making his inaugural thru hike on the 1,500-mile xTexas hiking, biking, and equestrian trail after spending a year and a half envisioning, designing, and ground proofing the route with the xTx leadership team, board, and volunteers.

>> Media: Find the press release and images here!

>> Join us 1/8 for the debut of the new route on Ride with GPS via Zoom here!

On December 31, 2025 Charlie started on the Louisiana border near the Sam Forse Collins Recreation Area hiking 20 to 25 mile days. He estimates it will take him 75 days to complete the hike including days for rest, meetings with stakeholders and special events.

He’s accompanied by his good friends Pam and Richard Hershberger.

Big, visionary, long-distance trail projects like this have the ability to transform people’s lives. That’s their magic and their medicine.

Charlie knows intimately the power of trails both personally and for communities. He’s making this thru hike to prove it can be done - and - to raise awareness and funding for this once in a generation project.

He invites you to support this inaugural tour by joining him for a mile or more (see bottom of the page) and donating to the project (see below!)to help it grow and thrive.

The The xTexas Trail Association is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt nonprofit organization.

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Their trail names are Freestyle (Charlie), Cookie (Pamela) and Tic Toc (Richard). See you on the trail soon friends!