Home Dale Trailhead
Workday with the Greenbelt Guardians
Found just north of Barton Hills Elementary School at 2010 Home Dale, you can access the east entrance of the Greenbelt. This entrance leads to multiple hiking trails as well as The Flats and Campbell’s Hole, a popular family-friendly swimming hole. Featured here are images of the Greenbelt Guardians, a volunteer group founded by landscape architect Glee Ingram in 2003.
Volunteer groups such as the Barton Creek Greenbelt Guardians are essential in maintaining Austin's parks and open spaces. Peruse the slides to see some of the ambitious projects completed on one of these workdays.
Trail Repairs
The Barton Creek Greenbelt is heavily trafficked. Mother nature also takes a toll on the many trails. In this series of images, volunteers add new barriers to repair erosion damage and help to prevent future erosion.
Logs, tools and stone are gathered to repair this eroded trail before the work begins.
Trail edges are shored up with fresh dirt and stones.
The trail edge has now been reinforced.
A long log is laid to create a barrier.
A rock is placed under the log for additional reinforcement.
Trail repair is hard work!
The work is complete.
Building a New Bridge
Erosion caused by heavy rains can wash out trails and bridges. In this series of images, volunteers build a new bridge to make the trail more user-friendly.
Erosion has washed away a bridge on the greenbelt.
Volunteers dig post holes for a new bridge.
The new posts are set and will be cut down to the correct height.
The logs are leveled and reinforced.
New planks for the bridge are laid.
The trail leading to the bridge is leveled.
The new bridge in all its glory.
Ready for trail hikers and riders. Thank you, volunteers!
A Day Well Spent
You don't have to be a carpenter or engineer to help out. Actions as simple as picking up trash make the greenbelt more pleasant for everyone.
The freshly repaired trail beckons.
Thanks to volunteers large and small. Every little bit helps!