Now Open: Slaughter Creek Trail in SW Austin

Courtesy Austinist  Mon, 02/08/2010 - 3:45pm

Britt Jones, Slaughter Creek Trail OpeningThere is a new place to hike and bike in town!

In 1998, Austin voters approved bonds to buy water protection land. On Friday, February 5th, thanks to 4,000 hours of help from volunteers (including the Austin Ridge Riders ), the City of Austin Water Utility Department agreed to share a one-foot wide strip on their 700 acres.

To the right, Britt Jones, the employee who managed the project, cuts one of four orange...


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