Bike rides in Texas

Explore 6 rail-trail, greenway and park ride options in Texas, with route lengths, surfaces, access notes and starting locations. These are selected recreational outings, not an exhaustive trail inventory. Read each guide’s scope and access cautions before choosing a ride.

6 ride guides · alphabetical order

• Butler Trail — International Shores: short bicycle return

  Austin

  Up to 1 mile return · Out-and-back

  Improved crushed-stone / concrete lakeside shared-use path; not every loop asphalt

  Follow the signed main path east along the signed lakeside Butler main trail toward Pleasant Valley / Longhorn Shores. Turn after 0.5 outward miles or before the first public-road crossing, work barrier, uncertain continuation or uncomfortable transition, whichever comes first; retrace. Walk any initial lot or access-drive interface. Do not use a road or private-property detour.

• Katy Trail — Reverchon Park: short bicycle return

  Dallas

  Up to 2 miles return · Out-and-back

  Concrete shared wheels path

  Follow the signed main path north on the shared concrete wheels path. Turn after 1 outward mile or before the first public-road crossing, work barrier, uncertain continuation or uncomfortable transition, whichever comes first; retrace. Walk any initial lot or access-drive interface. Do not use a road or private-property detour.

• Leon Creek South — Levi Strauss Park: short bicycle return

  San Antonio

  Up to 1 mile return · Out-and-back

  Paved bicycle trail; not the complete 2.6 milebranch network

  Follow the signed main path along the signed separate paved Leon Creek South path within the park, away from the Old Highway 90 crossing / stadium branch. Turn after 0.5 outward miles or before the first public-road crossing, work barrier, uncertain continuation or uncomfortable transition, whichever comes first; retrace. Walk any initial lot or access-drive interface. Do not use a road or private-property detour.

• Marine Creek — Ten Mile trailhead: short bicycle return

  Fort Worth

  Up to 1 mile return · Out-and-back

  Paved selected main lakeside path; boardwalk transitions possible

  Follow the signed main path along the designated paved main lakeside path from the western head. Turn after 0.5 outward miles or before the first public-road crossing, work barrier, uncertain continuation or uncomfortable transition, whichever comes first; retrace. Walk any initial lot or access-drive interface. Do not use a road or private-property detour.

• Mission Reach: short northbound return from Padre Park

  San Antonio

  Up to 1 mile return · Out and back

  Paved riverfront hike-and-bike path; access ramps and bridge surfaces may differ

  From the Padre Park public lot, walk to the signed Mission Reach hike-and-bike path. Turn north/upstream on the Padre Drive side of the river and stay on that same bank. Retrace after half a mile, or before VFW Boulevard, a river-crossing bridge or any work barrier, whichever comes first. Do not cross the river, head south toward San Juan Dam, take a mission connector, or continue to the closed Concepción Park area.

  Short same-bank return north from Padre Park only. Temporary closures remain near San Juan, Espada and Concepción Park. Those areas and all river-crossing detours are excluded. Follow work barriers and stop if the selected path is affected; the entire Mission Reach is not cleared.

• Northaven Trail — Inwood parking to before the Strait Lane approach

  Dallas

  About0.5mainreturn plus parkingwalk · Out and back

  Paved main trail; dated imagery shows a concrete bridge.

  Dallas, Texas. Original editorial draft checked October 16, 2026. Written content is complete; current operating checks and USA publication remain pending.