Comments on: The Dallas Bike Trail Network

By: GregO

GregO — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:45:07 +0000

I continue down S. Houston to Young, then East down Young/Canton/Main [all the same street] and a right on Hill and you are there. going the other way on weekends I take hill to Elm and take that through downtown to Houston or through the westend.

By: C T Cadenhead

C T Cadenhead — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:24:49 +0000

Has any route been posted for getting from the Southwest end of the Katy Trail to the Southwest end of the Santa Fe trail?

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By: Ride Around Dallas for National Bike Month | Eastbridge Apts

Ride Around Dallas for National Bike Month | Eastbridge Apts — Tue, 10 May 2011 22:04:40 +0000

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By: Christopher Curnutt

Christopher Curnutt — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:26:38 +0000

Stuart, thanks for the leg work and update. I wish they would publish a blog or other means of updating the community on trail progress. I’m always wondering when will the next phase of such and such trail begin, or be completed.

By: stuart

stuart — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:14:47 +0000

OK, I got the official word from the Parks Department. Due to creek erosion near LBJ and Park Central Dr. the trail will be rerouted along LBJ to connect where the new trail segment currently dead-ends. This will be done sometime in the next 5 years as part of TXDOT’s LBJ project. The northern extension to Hillcrest Park is expected to start construction toward the end of this year.

In other trail news, the Katy Trail Phase 4 construction has been delayed yet again to April 2011. :(

By: stuart

stuart — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:24:40 +0000

I didn’t think that they would literally etch in stone a trail that had not yet been constructed so I assumed that the map online was out of date. I’ll see what I can find out.

By: Christopher Curnutt

Christopher Curnutt — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 19:01:10 +0000

Stuart, I drove by there today and I don’t see any evidence of trail work on the west side of Hillcrest. The maps suggests the trail is funded, so you could call the Dallas Parks department and ask what the schedule is.

By: stuart

stuart — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 14:51:53 +0000

The new map I saw was in the park on a large stone sign near the parking lot. I also found this, which is similar:

http://www.dallasparks.org/Downloads/Trails/valleyview.pdf

However, the new section of trail that I saw went South until it hit 635. I’ve not seen that on any maps of future trails.