Bike Arlington! River Legacy Trail

Riding the River Legacy Trail on the North side of Arlington TX.
7.5 miles of paved, forested trail, crossing the trinity river and its tributaries.
The park also has many unpaved trails in the west side of the park.

[@HardRockMaster7577]

Back in the 1990's, I got to ride on the unpaved trails to the east that were later restricted from all bikes, due to trick bike riders wearing out the area. There are too many access points into River Legacy, so, it's impossible to control, I guess, other than a ban on all bikes on unpaved trails in the east area. The best thing about River Legacy is the tree canopy. Even if it's 90 + degrees, if, there is a slight wind blowing, then riding in the shade is delightful! I avoided the weekends for pavement riding, as there were just too many mamas and babies on the path to go around. Also, I will not ride there at the break of day, I did that once, and encountered a very large snake crossing the cement path. I was was riding fast, with no one else on the trail. I feared that if I had somehow run over that snake, it could have twisted around and bitten me. I guess certain creatures are in motion at dawn, or at suck for that matter. Inside the canopy, on the dirt trail, I stopped and was able to see a large owl in a tree. When the owl flew, it was without a noise.

[@kzarz0219]

I love that trail!!! I rode that sucker all the way to the end. One of my most satisfying rides..

[@trailscout4537]

I love it too! one of the more woodsy trails I have been on. The other most woodsy trail is Trinity Forest Trail in South Dallas, the video for it is on my page.

[@HardRockMaster7577]

I rode to the end going west, and then went further west. I ended up on a levee for one long ride.

[@matthewtrinh4872]

That was a cool video! Definitely going to bring my kids!

[@trailscout4537]

Thanks, glad you liked it! Hopefully they will have that detoured area fixed when you get there.

[@timothy7768]

I've never been on that trail but will have to check it out....

[@trailscout4537]

Heavily wooded, definitely worth the drive to Arlington

[@CatherinCooper]

Where did you start out at?

[@trailscout4537]

River Legacy Park, go to the right at the split, then drive to the end of the road and park.