Cottonbelt Trail, Texas, United States

5Greg L 5:00 PM Apr 27, 2016

Not Enough People Utilize this Incredible Trail!
Most Wacoans, and certainly a lot of visitors, don't even know about this trail. It is a beautiful, wide, concrete path that mostly follows the old Cottonbelt RR tracks that have long been removed. Part of it, however, twists and curves up and around the South Bosque river and crosses it on the old trestle bridge, which has been completely re-done with safety railings and security lights. I go there in the evenings to bird watch, and I know you can see many different species of song birds, such as Indigo Buntings, Painted Buntings, a variety of flycatchers, Yellow-billed Cuckoos, etc... There are a lot of cottontail rabbits that sit and watch you walk by, and an occasional coyote, racoon or beaver that you may spot down in the river itself. A very nice way to relax at the end of your day, the pathway is wide enough to allow bikers and hikers plenty of room to avoid running into one another. It is regularly maintained and patrolled by the City, and I have never heard of anyone having any problems with crime out there.

3PMichG 5:00 PM Jun 27, 2020

Neat trail, little shade
We took our toddler out to ride his bike on the trail, not knowing what to expect. The end of the bridge crossing the river was under construction, so we had to walk through a little mud, then the trail further down was completely closed for some other construction project (couldn’t tell what it was). Only shade along the whole trail was where the ramp crosses under the bridge. If it had been a cooler day, that wouldn’t have been a problem.