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City staff in New Braunfels continue to work on trail projects throughout the community to help improve mobility and walkability for residents.
At a glance
Jeff Bransford, New Braunfels' park development manager, said trails are the most popular and requested park and recreation amenity in New Braunfels.
"I think one of the reasons that they're so popular is that they can be enjoyed by just about everyone regardless of age or ability," Bransford said.
Alligator Creek Trail-Sunflower Ridge
This multimodal trail will fill a gap in the Sunflower Ridge subdivision, extending the Alligator Creek Trail toward the Wasser Ranch neighborhood. The project will also include the development of a 2-acre trailhead park within Sunflower Ridge.
This park will be the city's highest observation point with trails. It will also have a meeting room space for 25-30 people.
This trail will feature a multiuse hike-and-bike trail along Dry Comal Creek, connecting Landa Park to the city limits. The planned corridor is 5 to 6 miles. Bransford said the Dry Comal Creek Trail is along the corridor for the Great Springs Project—a 100-mile trail system between Austin and San Antonio.
"The Dry Comal Trail, not only is [going to] serve a lot of residents in a core part of town, but it's also [going to] serve a broader, regional purpose by helping to advance the Texas Bicentennial Trail," Bransford said.
Segment 1
This segment connects Landa Street with Walnut Avenue.
This segment of the greenway will have a trailhead at Dry Comal Nature Trails. It will connect Walnut Avenue to the city limits at Altgelt Lane.
This segment of the trail is beyond city limits and is not city-led. Bransford said the city anticipates working with Comal County and other partners to complete this segment of the trail.
The trail will connect Gruene Road to FM 306. The corridor is right of way that the city no longer intends to use as a road, Bransford said.
