Opinion: The trail network on public property adjacent to San Antonio's Olmos Basin Park use natural surfaces instead of asphalt or concrete.
Approximately 1.5 miles of natural surface trails“We’d get a boat and we’d paddle down there,” she said. “We had one place we called Laughing Hill where we built this slide. We just had the best time.”
But by the 1980s, the area had fallen into disrepair, according to Barbara Sykes, a San Antonio Audubon Society member who frequently leads birding walks in the area. In response, the society took over stewardship of the trails and expanded them with the help of volunteers. The society also has a “trail house” on the property, though with no heat or air conditioning, it’s seldom used anymore.
Other groups have contributed to the area over the years, including Eagle Scouts, who built a small, stone outdoor education amphitheater, and the Alamo Heights-Terrell Hills Garden Club, which built a butterfly garden near the parking lot. South of the Central Loop, spidering paths of unimproved trails connect to the 16 Sisters Trail, which crosses over Hondondo Creek and leads into the Olmos Basin. Most of the network is forested, making it a pleasant place to visit even during these brutally hot summer months.
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