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It's hard to find anything more fun and exciting than zipping through the trees 20 to 100 feet off the ground or from the top of an incline into a cool refreshing pool of water - what a thrill. If you haven't experienced a zip line tour, you need to schedule a tour now. A zip-line is also known as a flying fox, zip wire, aerial runway, aerial ropeslide, death slide, canopy tour, or tyrolean crossing. A zip line typically consists of a pulley suspended on a stainless steel cable which is made mounted on an incline, typically from a tall tower or tree. They are designed to enable a user propelled by gravity to traverse from the top to the bottom of the incline by holding on to or being attached the freely moving pulley.
Zip lines have grown into a very popular vacation or weekend activity in Texas. You'll find a number of zip line tours in Texas, at Texas Resorts, adventure camps, and as a part of challenge courses. Below are some of the best zip line tours and challenge courses in Texas. Safety is always important in zip line construction and maintenance, so you might want to ask if the zip line company adheres to ACCT Safety Standards - see the notes at the bottom of the page for more information
Read Zip & Stay to learn about a fun way to spend a romantic, unusual, exciting, and fun weekend.
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Adrenaline Rush Zip Line Tour Jacksonville/Rusk
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Are you looking to have a real adrenaline rush? Then you need to come and ride the Adrenaline Rush zip line that is 1700’ long - one of the longest in the state of Texas. And what a rush! Adrenaline Rush Zip Line Tour has a total of 8 zip lines and one sky bridge. Seven of the eight zip lines cross over scenic ponds and 5 cross over each other. Look at the turtles and fish below as you glide down a line called Geronamo. All of the zip lines have a unique name that is fun to scream out as you zip down them. Adrenaline Rush Zip line meets and exceeds ACCT Safety Standards. |
Eight zip lines
1 Sky bridge Highest point is 60 feet |
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Cypress Valley Canopy Tours Central Texas - Spicewood, TX
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Soar through a canopy of old growth Cypress trees some of which are up to 100 years old, then picnic and swim in a private lake, and spend the night in a tree house! Enjoy any one or more of six zip lines and stay overnight in a unique room nestled in the trees with the sounds and sights of the creek at night. Group tours, challenge course, canopy tours, and sunrise birding tours. Read our Zip & Stay article about a fun way to spend a weekend. | Three Sky Bridges Six Zip Lines Up to 350' long and 40' high Canopy Challenge Unique Lodging |
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WIRED - Zip Line Challenge Course North East Texas - Canton, TX
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Enjoy some pure adrenaline fueled fun on a state of the art zip line challenge course. Feel the rush of the wind as you fly down some of the longest and fastest zip lines in Texas. WIRED’s staff of trained and certified guides will see to it that your group has a safe and memorable adventure. If you’ve been wanting to cross zip lining off that bucket list call and make a reservation to GET WIRED today! WIRED welcomes families, groups, corporate teams, and spectators. Group discounts and daily course rates are available. | Steel Towers Up to 85 feet Four Zip Lines - One Is 1000' Professionally Built Course Meets or Exceed ACCT Safety Standards |
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Lake Travis Zipline Adventures Central Texas - Volente, TX
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Now you can zip across incredible canyons and Lake Travis inlets at Lake Travis Zipline Adventures.. Your 3 hour adventure has 5 zips ranging from 300 feet to over 2400 feet. Between each zip you will enjoy amazing views of Lake Travis and the Texas Hill Country. Your professionally trained tour guides offer education and fun throughout your challenging hikes and nature walks. For the grand finale, imagine launching off of a cliff 20 stories high and zipping over 2400 feet across beautiful Lake Travis. And you can enjoy over 1/2 mile of pristine beach on Lake Travis after completing your exhilarating zipline tour. Your family will love it! |
Over 1 mile of pulse pounding zip lines Longest zipline in Texas 1/2 mile of pristine Lake Travis beach Lounge chairs and beach games plus some shade from the heat Coolers & picnic baskets are allowed Only 25 minutes from downtown Austin |
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There are also several challenge courses in Texas which offer a variety of challenges including zip lines, high and low rope courses, rappelling and climbing walls. These courses typically focus on team building, exciting challenges to build confidence, and recreational enjoyment. Here is a list of Texas Challenge and Ropes Courses
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Georgetown Challenge Course Central Texas - Georgetown, TX
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Georgetown Challenge Course is open year round to accommodate your team building needs, special event, or corporate training schedule. We can also provide special skill workshops including rock climbing or rappelling. Programs can be tailored to meet your groups needs and goals with a variety of challenges and exercises. |
Low Elements 22 High Elements Parallel Zip Lines Two Climbing Walls |
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Cypress Valley Canopy Tours
Central Texas - Spicewood, Tx
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Wow -this is a fantastic canopy challenge course designed for testing your strength, agility, courage, balance, endurance, and fear of heights. With three different paths that you can take through, you'll find this course in the tree is both fun and challenging. Cypress Valley Canopy Challenge takes you through a series of zip lines, sky bridges, and multiple canopy challenge events ranging from moderately to extremely difficult. Some of the 11 challenge elements include a variety of swings (log, pendulum, Tarzan), a superman 400' zip line, wobbly bridge, and the famous hourglass (two ropes on top and one on the bottom which reverse in mid course 40' above ground!). This course is truly for the adventurous at heart. |
Flea hop Multi-vine traverse Swinging logs Multiple swings Hourglass Wobbly bridge And more |
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Changing Course Foundation
North Texas - Cedar Hill, TX
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Changing Course Foundation (CCFDN) provides programs for groups looking for a challenge course or other types of leadership training. They work out of camps all over Texas and have portable team-building activities to provide programming at your location or a camp near you. |
35’ outdoor climbing wall Low ropes Course 4 Story Zip Tower 55’ Alpine Tower Power Pole |
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The Heard Ropes Course North Central Texas - McKinney, TX
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Experience something different when challenging your team on the Heard ropes course. High ropes participants have the opportunity to work their way through the beautiful tree canopy of our wildlife sanctuary. Gain confidence with encouraging low elements like the trust fall and spider web. Create a stronger working relationship while giving yourself and your team an exiting outdoor nature adventure! Visit our website for all the details |
500-foot zip line through the tree canopies 110-foot rock climb on a 200 year-old bur oak tree 14 high and low elements
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Lakeview Lodge & Conference Center North West Texas - Chico, TX |
Sitting in the middle of a beautiful peninsula that juts out into Lake Bridgeport, guests of Lakeview Lodge and Conference center can take advantage of several different customized team building programs and challenge course packages. When you stay at Lakeview Lodge you can also enjoy boating, sailing, horseback riding, target shooting, climbing, hiking, mountain biking, and lots more. The Lodge and challenge course are located in the Sid Richardson Scout Ranch on Lake Bridgeport. This beautiful property has 16 miles of shoreline and over 10,000 acres to enjoy. |
High & low ropes Zip line Swings Climbing wall |
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You won't find any Texas zip lines longer and faster than the one in this video - check it out.
Set up your own zip line in your back yard with from Outdoor Fun Store.
Safety should be a major concern when you're flying through the trees 50' above ground. Look for a zip line company that adheres to the ACCT standards for construction and safety. ACCT is a trade organization, serving Challenge Course Professionals all over the world. The purpose of the association is to promote the use of Challenge Courses and to set minimum standards for Challenge Course installation, operation and inspection. Originally founded by vendors, ACCT members are now predominantly Challenge Course managers and facilitators, in addition to the installers and trainers who are our longtime members. ACCT has been setting challenge course standards since 1993, and is now accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a standards developer.
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