Violet Crown Trail

In 2006 the Hill Country Conservancy (HCC) began planning a regional trail system originally named the Walk for a Day Trail with the aim of creating the first regional trail system in Central Texas. The goal of the project was to provide a unique recreational experience through urban wildlands, greenbelts, parkland, public rights of ways and water quality lands. Along its route the trail will connect scenic natural areas to neighborhoods, shopping centers, a library, and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Once complete, the 30 mile trail will be the longest trail of its kind in Central Texas.

Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail

After years of planning, design and permitting Hill Country Conservancy began work in 2014 on the first six-mile segment of trail beginning at the Barton Creek Greenbelt trailhead at Zilker Metropolitan Park, continuing through the Greenbelt, the Barton Creek Wilderness Park and Gaines Creek Park to the next Violet Crown trailhead at Hwy290 in Sunset Valley. The first segment of trail officially opened in August 2015.

The second phase of trail, will be implemented in multiple, manageable sections stretching from Home Depot Blvd. to the Veloway at Circle C Metropolitan Park.

Public Works has just completed a section of trail from Convict Hill to Dick Nichols Park where the Parks Department has begun work to continue the trail. This section will connect to the loop trail at Dick Nichols Park and also cross under Mopac to the east side of the park and then continue south for about 500 feet to tie into the next leg of the trail that HCC is currently constructing that will end at Davis Lane. At Davis Lane the trail continues on the south side of the street using an existing trail on City greenbelt and then street sidewalks to Slaughter Ln. HCC is also currently constructing the trail segment from Slaughter Lane to just south of Slaughter Creek in the Circle C Metro park where it will connect to the trail segment the Parks Department will begin construction on in late 2018. The trail in Circle C park will connect existing trails on the west side to the east side crossing under Mopac and working around the outer edge of the park to end at La Crosse Ave.

The final phase of the trail will continue from the trailhead at La Crosse Ave. moving through City greenbelt and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center to then travel the last miles through the Onion Creek Water Quality Protection Management Unit in Hays County.

Violet Crown Trail