Tejas Trail Crew
Southeast Metro Park - Del Valle, TX
Trips: Southeast Metro Park Trail Building Days
When: June 22 and 23, July 13 and August 9 and 10 - COME FOR SOME OR ALL.
Where: Southeast Metro Park, 4511 Highway 71 East Del Valle, TX 78617 (This Google Maps link will take you to the meet up point.)
What: This is going to be a big effort!! We need a lot of people to sign up for this one. Please spread the word!
GENERAL INFO:
Tejas Trails has been chosen by Travis County Parks to build and host a trail race at Southeast Metro Park in Austin. This park is near the airport and the speedway. To make this happen, we are going to be expanding and improving the already great trails of Southeast Metro Park on the southside of Austin.
This effort is supported by Great Springs Project and Travis County Parks Foundation. Check ‘em out!
This is a great thing for the park, and will create a better situation for day use, along with our annual race out there!
Families and kids of all ages are welcome. The trails are for everyone! If you have no desire to run trails, we would still love and really appreciate your help. We hope these trails are utilized all year, by everyone for generations to come.
These work days offer the chance to work side-by-side with old friends and make new friends.
If you can’t make it for all the planned days, we can use help for any part you can be there.
The park needs us. Please bring your friends.
LOGISTICS DETAILS:
We will be working from 8:00am - 4:00pm. We ask everyone to arrive at 8:00am or 12:30pm if possible so that we can coordinate work groups. Depart at any time. If you can’t meet at that time, just let us know on your volunteer form and we’ll work with you.
We will be meeting at the parking lot on the north side of the park, closest to the dinosaur park. After meeting at the park, we may transport some people by car around to the far north section of the route to work there.
We will provide snacks, drinks, water, basic breakfast and lunch (snack bars, gels, Tailwind, packaged muffins, yogurts, peanut butter, jelly, lunchmeat, cheese, bread, bagels, veggies, fruit, chips, paper and plasticware, etc.
$0 (a.k.a. free)
WHAT TO WEAR/BRING:
Be sure to read the list on the general Trail Crew Page HERE.
You do not need a camping chair, camping gear or a headlamp for this event.
If you have a string trimmer that you are willing to bring, we could use it. Tejas Trails will reimburse you for any gas and oil used.
DAILY SCHEDULE:
8:00am: Arrival at north parking lot, Work group assignments, Safety Briefing
8:30am: Depart by foot or by car to work locations. The walk could be a couple of miles depending on the section of trail we are working that day.
12:00pm: Return to north parking lot to depart. Depending on distance from work location, we may decide to eat lunch on trail rather than hike back.
12:30pm: Additional arrivals at north parking lot. We will meet you, get you checked in, and escort you to the trail party
4:00pm-5:00pm (or whenever you need to be done): Return to north parking lot to depart
