Leon Creek Greenway System to Include New Trails Along Tributaries Including Huesta Creek, Culebra Creek and Huebner Creek
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Alamo Heights BASSE N O S Olmos Park K MCNAY ART C A J BABCOCK BABCOCK MUSEUM E C OLMOS N A V CREEK VIA INGRAM WEST AVE U of The Incarnate Terrell Hills TRANSIT CENTERBalcones Heights Word HUEBNER CREEK FREDERICKSBURG RD Trinity BANDERA University HILDEBRAND BROADWAY MCCULLOUGH NEW BRAUNFELS Leon Greenway To Crys- Brackenridge St. Mary’s MARTINEZ tal Hills Park University CREEK Park San Antonio College Jack White Park ALAZAN CREEK CULEBRA CULEBRA Museum PEARL BREWERY Reach APACHE CREEK Willow Springs UTSA CALLAGHAN DT Campus E HOUSTON HOUSTON RIVERWALK Rodriguez County Park Central City Trails Our Lady of the Lake The Westside Creeks, located just west of downtown University San Antonio within Loop 410, will soon be home to Ron Darner Park Headquartersseveral miles of creekside hike and bike trails. Trails APACHE/ planned for the Apache, Alazan and Martinez Creeks, SAN PEDRO St. Philip’s along with Apache/San Pedro Creek South will DOWNTOWN provide new outdoor recreation opportunities within CREEK SOUTH SAN ANTONIO College WOLFFE STADIUMwalking distance of thousands of homes on San Antonio’s Westside. The trails will also provide connections to area parks, businesses and schools. NEW BRAUNFELS Several miles of existing and planned trails are located Mateo Camargo Park within Central and Downtown San Antonio. San Antonio River trails include the Downtown River Walk, the Historic Mission Reach and River North, which currently connects to the San Antonio Museum of Art, the newly redeveloped Pearl Brewery and several restaurants and entertainment venues. The Park Reach of the San Antonio River trails will eventually connect downtown to Brackenridge Park, offering a wide variety of recreational opportunities, including the San Antonio Zoo, the Witte Museum and CUPPLES the Brackenridge Golf Course. THEO A greenway trail is also planned along Olmos Creek in north central San Antonio that will provide additional hiking andLEON biking opportunities to area residents and PRESA visitors. CREEK WESTSIDE CREEKS AND CENTRAL CITY TRAILS San Antonio SOUTHCROSS River PLEASANTON SOUTH FLORES SOUTH NOGALITOS Pearsall Park Mission Reach SW MILITARY DRIVE RD TRAIL INFORMATION EXPLORE THE ANA GREENER SIDE OF LIFE! • Trails are open during daylight hours The City of San Antonio, Parks and Recreation QUINT • Admission is free Department’s Howard W. Peak Greenway Trails offer • Bring drinking water perfect places to hike, bike, stroll, meet, talk, sit, look, • For pet pals, be sure to keep your dog on a leash picnic, play, exercise, relax, bird watch, people watch, • Please don’t litter! read, fly a kite, dog walk and soak up the sun. With clean air to breathe, nature scenes to observe and STINSON • Bicyclists should wear a helmet at all times miles upon miles to explore, the greenway trails are • Call 9-1-1 for emergencies connecting San Antonio in a whole new way. • Most trail segments are in floodplains and may be AIRPORT inaccessible during and after rain events. The greenways are an ever-growing network of trails, parks, creekways and natural areas that willP hopealo- Alto Be Courteous! Share the Trail! fully one day link the entire city. These trails provide limitless opportunities to connect with nature, be active and promote a healthy environment.College In several locations, the trails connect to other trail networks and destinations. Funded by the Linear Park Development Program for Salado Creek, Leon Creek, the Medina River, the San Espada Connection Antonio River and their tributaries, the greenways currently offer approximately 41 miles of trails on Medina Greenway over 1200 acres throughout the city. As ongoing work is completed, expect to see many more miles to explore in the near future. To Mission Trail The City of San Antonio is currently planning for the expansion of the Leon Creek Greenway System to include new trails along tributaries including Huesta Creek, Culebra Creek and Huebner Creek. Trailheads include wayfinding maps and other information and are located throughout all Greenway systems. For the latest greenway news and trail maps, visit MEDINAwww.sanantonio.gov/creekways. RIVER GREENWAY SYTEM HOWARD W. PEAK GREENWAY TRAILS SYSTEM CITY OF SAN ANTONIO Mitchell Lake2013 HOWARD W. PEAK GREENWAY TRAILS SYSTEM PLAN CITY OF SAN ANTONIO L LEON CREEK GREENWAY SYSTEM MEDINA RIVER GREENWAY SYSTEM SALADO CREEK GREENWAY SYSTEM PARKING LOCATIONS The Leon Creek Greenway currently offers 17 This seven-mile trail stretches east from the The Salado Creek Greenway includes several LEON CREEK GREENWAY SYSTEM beautiful paved trail segments and natural miles of paved, multi-use trails and will soon be Medina River Natural Area, located on State Valero Trailhead - 5902 North West Loop 1604 expanded to tributaries including Huesta Creek, Highway 16, south of Lone Star Pass on the surface trails stretching through north and east Fox Park Trailhead - 6518 W. Hausman Rd Culebra Creek and Huebner Creek. The longest City’s Southside. The Medina River Greenway San Antonio. Plans are currently in the works to Bamberger Park Trailhead - 12401 Babcock Rd connected trail segment to date winds is a refreshing escape for those seeking the add several additional miles to the Salado Creek Buddy Calk Trailhead - 6934 Babcock Rd approximately 13.5 miles from Loop 1604 to serenity of the great outdoors within a short Greenway System, providing connections to OP Schnabel Trailhead - 9606 Bandera Rd Ingram Road. A 1.5 mile trail at Pearsall Park drive of home. With large Cypress, Oak and Walker Ranch Historic Landmark Park and Leon Vista Park Trailhead - 8561 Rochelle Rd on Old Pearsall Road is part of the Leon Creek Pecan trees along the flowing Medina River, Leon Creek Greenway to the northwest. Mainland Trailhead - 8241 Mainland Grissom Trailhead - 7379 Grissom Rd Greenway System and a 2.6 mile loop trail off traveling the trail is a peaceful adventure. The Cathedral Rock Park Trailhead - 8002 Grissom Rd The McAllister Park to Rittiman Road trail Old Highway 90 at Levi Strauss Park and terrain is mostly easy, but includes switchbacks VIA Transit Center Trailhead – 3215 Northwestern Dr Rodriguez County Park was recently added. with slopes up to 8.3 percent in two locations. segment includes 6.8 miles of trail that feature a Pearsall Trailhead - 4838 Old Pearsall Rd unique boardwalk running over half a mile Levi Trailhead - 6100 Old Highway 90 West Leon Creek trail users have the opportunity to Future plans include extending the trail along a wetland area near Nacogdoches Road. Arvil Trailhead – 200 Arvil Ave experience views of limestone bluffs, wildflower eastward, connecting to Jim Mattox Park by the fields, stands of beautiful Cottonwoods and Mission Del Lago Golf Course and to the San The 2-mile trail segment located between MEDINA RIVER GREENWAY SYSTEM other heritage trees and often see wildlife on Antonio River trails at Mission Espada. Huebner and Blanco Road provides access to Natural Area - 15890 Highway 16S quiet mornings and evenings. The paved trails Phil Hardberger Park and offers wildflower Applewhite Trailhead - 18912 Applewhite Rd are mostly easy, with steeper slopes at the O.P. fields and unique views of creekside cliffs. This Schnabel Park and Leon Vista connection trails. is a relatively easy scenic trail well suited for the SALADO CREEK GREENWAY SYSTEM entire family. Hardberger Park – 13203 Blanco Rd The trails also feature connections to several McAllister Park Trailhead – 11700 Starcrest Dr. adjacent parks, University of Texas at San On San Antonio’s southeast side, the 8-mile trail Lady Bird Johnson Park Trailhead – 10700 Nacogdoches Antonio (UTSA) Wolff Stadium and numerous segment from Jack White Park at I-35 to South Tobin Park Trailhead – 2020 N.E. Loop 410 adjacent neighborhoods and businesses. A Side Lion’s Park offers stunning views of Salado Oakwell Trailhead – 150 Ira Lee trailhead at VIA’s Ingram Road Transit Center Creek, surrounded by towering bottomland Jack White Park Trailhead – 3803 Old Seguin Rd is located at 3215 Northwestern Drive and hardwood trees and natural, flowing springs. Willow Springs Golf Course Trailhead – provides direct bus access for trail users. 202 AT&T Center Parkway MLK Park Trailhead - 3503 Martin Luther King Dr J Street Park Trailhead - 3500 J St Comanche and Covington Park Trailheads - 2600 Rigsby South Side Lions Park Trailhead - 3100 Hiawatha NW MILIT Leon Greenway To Salado AR Y Greenway FIESTA TEXAS N Connection Valero Trailhead Shavano Park Hollywood Park University Of Texas At San Antonio Helotes HUESTA CREEK HUEBNER THOUSAND OAKS ALA V DE ZA HAUSMAN SALADO CREEK Bamberger Fox Park Park TSBERGER GREENWAY SYSTEM JONES MAL Buddy Calk Trailhead Phil Hardberger VE A Park Rohde Park WEST McAllister NW MILIT Walker Ranch Park O P Schnabel BITTERS Park NACOGDOCHES Park WURZBACH AR Y AUSTIN HWY BRAUN BABCOCK Leon Vista Lady Bird Johnson Castle Hills Park Park SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SOUTH TEXAS GUILBEAU Mainland MEDICAL CENTER Windcrest Trailhead LEON CREEK CALLAGHAN HUEBNER Tobin Trailhead Robert L B GREENWAY SYSTEM Tobin Park Oakwell Trailhead . H E G Leon Valley V A U O T S L E Culebra Creek Park L AUSTIN HWY U W C Alamo Heights C M CULEBRA Wilshire Terrace N O BASSE S Olmos Park Park K BABCOCK C MCNAY ART HUEBNER A RITTIMAN RITTIMAN J U of The Northwest E Incarnate MUSEUM Vista College GRISSOM CREEK C OLMOS N Word John James A CULEBRA Grissom Trailhead V CREEK Terrell Hills Park CREEK Trinity NEW BRAUNFELS Cathedral Rock VIA INGRAM BANDERA Park Balcones Heights University Brackenridge TRANSIT CENTER Park FORT MARTINEZ SAM HOUSTON Leon Greenway To St. Mary’s University CREEK Crystal Hills Park San Antonio College Jack White POTRANCO Park SEA WORLD CULEBRA Museum ALAZAN CREEK Reach PEARL MILIT POTRANCO APACHE CREEK BREWERY Pletz County AR Park Y UTSA Willow Springs CALLAGHAN DT Campus Riverwalk HOUSTON Martin Luther ST.