Trailblazing: Houston Parks Board Clears Path Between River Grove and Hamblen

San Jacinto River tagged interest

The trailblazing Houston Parks Board has already begun the first leg of its San Jacinto Bayou Greenway. Last month, the Parks Board announced it was beginning construction of the new linear park. It will connect Edgewater Park – at the southeast corner of US59 and the San Jacinto West Fork – to River Grove Park in Kingwood. The first segment of the project runs through the woods between Woodland Hills Drive and the eastern end of Hamblen Road.

To learn more about the Bayou Greenway, click here. This project is in cooperation with Harris County Precinct 4 Parks.

Creating One of Longest Urban Trail Networks in North America
Eventually, this project will unify the 40 miles of trails along Spring Creek and the West Fork with 100+ mile trail network in Kingwood. That will create one of the longest urban trail networks in America. With a 160-foot long bridge across Caney Creek to Lake Houston Park, it could become even longer and create an unparalleled natural amenity. At 5000 acres, Lake Houston Park is already the largest urban nature park in North America.

We’re getting up into “Guiness Book of World Records” territory now. And to think it all started with a natural disaster called Harvey. Without Harvey, the path between US59 and Woodland Hills would have likely been blocked by unaffordable properties.

This article originally ran on ReduceFlooding.com HERE

Editors Note: I spent about 2 hours this morning walking these trails and from what I was able to see first-hand, this could be an incredible addition to the Kingwood community as a whole, a chance to experience more of the San Jacinto than just what we see at River Grove Park, driving across the West Lake Houston Parkway bridge or below the underpass at Loop 494 and Hamblen Rd.

February 22, 2021

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