Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Miles and Directions
0.0
Start at the trailhead at the east side of the parking area. Turn right (southwest) and pass
baseball fields.
0.1
Continue straight at an inverted T intersection, then make a hard right and left.
0.2
Reach another T intersection; take the left branch, bearing south. Pass a sidewalk on the
left and park buildings
0.3
Follow the trail as it makes a hard left in a semicircle. The interstate and city skyline are
straight ahead. The concrete-sided bayou is down a slope about 50 feet away.
0.4
Make a hard curve left and pass a large red steel abstract sculpture. The bayou is on the
right, down a slope about 40 feet. Pass the back of a park building and the swimming pool
fence. The trail bears right along the bayou. Continue straight on the main trail.
0.6
Pass a playing field on the left and the bayou on the right. Go slightly down, heading east.
The bayou is very close on the right. There is a playing field on the left.
0.65
Pass an apartment complex on the left.
0.75
Reach a Y just before Taylor Street. Take the left branch, heading north. (Option: The right
branch follows along the bayou for several miles while looping back to the trailhead.)
0.8
Cross a trail; take the left side and go up a slight hill. Bear right and pass a ball field on
the left. Continue straight along the chain-link fence, with a road on the right. Curve left
past a brightly painted Victorian-style house straight across Usener Street.
