Click to enlarge this map of the Salado Creek Greenway.
Once you get past the parking challenge, the Salado Creek Greenway from Loop 410′s Robert L.B. Tobin Park to Lady Bird Johnson Park is a wonderful 3-mile round trip walk or bicycle ride along a wide concrete trail.
This piece of the greenway actually begins on the north side of Loop 410 at Los Patios, but the folks at Los Patios don’t want you parking in their lot. You’ll be towed if you do. So, the safe thing to do is to park for free in the Tobin parking lot–south of Loop 410 in between Harry Wurzbach and Starcrest–then bushwack your way under the loop. When you’re standing in the Tobin lot facing Loop 410, walk diagonally to your left. Some giant limestone boulders define the perimeter of the lot. Walk between the boulders then down a footpath.
Boulders signal the way to a footpath.
Footpath leading to Loop 410
Walk under Loop 410.
Cross access road between Starcrest and Harry Wurzbach. Don't get run over!
Salado Creek Greenway entrance on Loop 410
Salado Creek Greenway Trail between Loop 410 and Lady Bird Johnson Park
Live Oak trees along the trail
Fall color in winter!
Sign along the trail spells out distances.
Click to enlarge for information on Lady Bird Johnson.
Click to enlarge Then and Now information about Salado Creek Greenway.
Click to enlarge for information on Salado Creek Greenway Native Habitat.
Skateboard Park at Lady Bird Johnson Park
Skateboarders at Lady Bird Johnson Park
If you’ve never seen skateboarders in action, the Skateboard Park in Lady Bird Johnson Park is the perfect place to witness what they’re all about. Plus, watching them is a nice break before you return to the trail to walk back to Loop 410 (1.5 miles) or continue onward to McAllister Park (another 2.4 miles). The round trip distance between Loop 410 and McAllister Park is 7.8 miles. We met a gentleman along the trail who said he does the almost 8-mile loop on a regular basis.
My husband and I opted to return to Loop 410 as it was getting close to lunch. We dashed over to The Barbecue Station to pick up some sliced brisket to go. Perfect ending to a perfect day!
By the way, check out another post I did on the Salado Creek Greenway, from the Robert L.B.Tobin Park to the Oakwell Trailhead.
Great post. The trail looks great, but crossing the access road? Hopefully there’s parking at the Lady Bird Park end?
Gayle, Both Lady Bird Johnson Park and McAllister Park have free parking, so you may start there and head south to 410. We live closer to the Tobin Trailhead, so it makes more sense for us to start there. (We also start at the Oakwell Trailhead.) I’m hoping that the city will eventually link the Tobin Trailhead to Los Patios/410 Trailhead so that bushwacking becomes a thing of the past. However, it is possible to cross…just a little bit of a challenge. Thanks for reading/commenting! Cheers, Denise