Pleasant Walk on the Lady Bird Lake Trail, Austin

The trail around Lady Bird Lake is Austin's green heart — a flat, shaded path along the water, cypress trees leaning over the banks and the downtown skyline across the lake.

Austin · Walk · about 1 hr · 3 miles · Pleasantness: Very High

Why this route is pleasant

• Loops the calm water of Lady Bird Lake
• Shaded by bald cypress and pecan trees
• Flat, soft-surface, separated from traffic
• Downtown skyline reflected across the lake
• The bat colony emerging from Congress Bridge at dusk

What you'll see

• The downtown Austin skyline across the water
• Cypress trees along the banks
• Paddleboarders and kayakers on the lake
• The Congress Avenue Bridge bats at sunset

Best time to go

Early morning for cool shade, or sunset near the Congress Bridge for the bats.

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