today i finally conquered the entire park... and even hiked from here over to walnut creek park, for a round trip total of 5.7 miles,. and even sipped from the springs

Enjoyed this hike.

Some construction going on. The hiking trails had some trash and dog doo. Over all OK, I probably wont go back.

I started out my hike at the park and don't know what distance I covered.  As another user mentioned, there is a small trail behind the pool (two trails actually) that can take you to the main trail.   Maybe it's just because it's been rainy this year, but it was STINKY.  I was trying not to gag at certain parts. 

If you start at the park or want to go to the park, you have to go under two MoPac lane bridges side-by side.  Under one was a pretty elaborate homeless encampment, which is fine, but maybe not always safe for people going solo depending on the type of campers.  There's also a cool wooden train bridge. 

I wouldn't recommend going this time of year (winter/spring) if you don't want to get your feet wet because you have to cross some water at low points.  I turned around at the deeper water crossing, so I didn't make it to the end of the trail.

There were some interesting things.  On one side-trail, I found what looked to be a homemade BMX ramp course still in the process of being built out of dirt.  There's also lots of fallen trees and little bits of trash all along the trail.

This is an interesting trail that runs between neighborhoods.  It is mostly paved, so it was perfect for a hike the day after rain showers.  Of course, that posed some problems where the trail was under water because the creek had risen.  The dog loved it!  4 dew claw up.  There were no people around so we let him off leash and he had a blast--wallowing in mud pits and splashing around in the creek.  The tunnels were a little creepy, but not too intimidating.  The water was high, so the water fall was very pretty. 

No water in the creek.  Very little water from the springs, guess because of the drought. 

he trails away from the creek go everywhere unmarked.  When went away from the creek on one of the trails, it lead to the volleyball & horseshoe area.  Couldn't find a well marked trail out to the parking lot/pool area. 

There needs to be trash cans in a lot of the areas other than the pool and playground, as there was a lot of trash.  Tires were near the turn-around area along with a lot of old lumber.  A trail map would be nice at beginning of the trail too. 

This was a nice easy hike with some interesting features. The creek bed was dry when I went, but I bet this place is pretty nice during wet weather. Didn't see a single person the entire time, which I thought was odd for a saturday. The terrain was nice and rocky, but my favorite features were the tunnels and drainage ditches. I'm weird like that I guess. All in all this was a great stroll through the woods with some interesting man-made additions.

Followed the main trails all the way to the end from the park. This trail is very strange - although nothing was probably here 20 years ago, already this trail feels like you are hiking through some sort of lost civilization - the path is some sort of decayed concrete road, the fence along the way looks torn down, the bridges have seen better days, and the broken-down roadster at the end looks like a prop from a bad B-movie. Very lush scenery along the way, and watch out for misleading side trails that take you into apartment complexes