The Panhandle Plains Wildlife Trail is a state-designated system of trails and wildlife sanctuaries in the

Texas Panhandle The Texas Panhandle is a region of the U.S. state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state. The panhandle is a square-shaped area bordered by New Mexico to the west and Oklahoma to the north and east. It is adjacent to ...

in the

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. It is one of the four major wildlife trail systems designated by the

State of Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

. The trail system forms a loop that runs from Abilene to

Lubbock Lubbock ( ) is the 10th-most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of government of Lubbock County. With a population of 260,993 in 2021, the city is also the 85th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the northw ...

and

Amarillo Amarillo ( ; Spanish for " yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County. It is the 14th-most populous city in Texas and the largest city in the Texas Panhandle. A portion of the city extends into Randall Cou ...

, around to

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and

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, and back to Abilene.

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External links

Panhandle Plains Wildlife Trail (PHP)
Hiking trails in Texas Protected areas of Texas Protected areas of Taylor County, Texas Protected areas of Jones County, Texas Protected areas of Lubbock County, Texas Protected areas of Potter County, Texas Protected areas of Hemphill County, Texas Protected areas of Wheeler County, Texas Birdwatching sites in the United States {{US-trail-stub