Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park

Trail Description:The main trailhead is near the first parking area on the left, near the swimming pool. This 12+ mile network of trails is over 90% twisty singletrack, with a few jumps, downhills, and creek crossings thrown in. This is a work-in-progress with many new sections added. If you ride here check out anything that looks new, because it's all pretty sweet, thanks largely to the efforts of one guy, Mark Henneke, who has single-handedly built and cleaned up a lot of these trails. At first the trails seem like a maze with no flow, but after riding them a couple of times you find the loops and it's possible to do about 12 miles of continuous trail. Be careful until you learn the trails, as there are 2 or 3 places where unrideable dips can sneak up on you. To learn the trail, come out to one of the regularly occurring ARR rides at the park.

Directions: From I-35 exit Parmer and head west. The first stoplight is Lamar, go south and turn in on the right just past the Vietnamese temple at Yager. Park is clearly marked. From MoPac exit Parmer and head east. About 1/4 mile before Lamar, take a right on Willow Wild and follow that into the park.

Fee: No Fee for this public access trail.  http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/traildirectory.htm

Link to personal weather station located near Walnut Creek Metro Park in Quail Hollow:

http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KTXAUSTI47