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Shoal Creek Trail signs are here!

Please join us in celebrating the brand new Shoal Creek Trail signs installed by the City of Austin's Urban Trails Program.

Trails become more complete and comfortable destinations when wayfinding (directional) signage is added. That's why wayfinding signage is a main priority of both the Shoal Creek Trail Plan and the Urban Trails Program.

A map of the entire trail helps trail users understand where they are and how far they've come.

Shoal Creek Conservancy partnered with the Urban Trails Program to identify locations for the 125 new signs along 9.5 miles of Shoal Creek!

The signs are located between Lady Bird Lake and the Northern Trailhead at Neils Thompson Drive.

Shoal Creek Trail signage was funded through the 2016 Mobility Bond, installed by the Urban Trails Program of the Public Works Department and coordinated closely with the Shoal Creek Conservancy, Pease Park Conservancy, and Austin Parks and Recreation. Project staff include Matt Harold (Project Management Division) and Dylan Johnstone (Community Services Division).

To date, the Urban Trails Program has installed wayfinding signs on over 25 miles of urban trails citywide. Another 9 miles are planned in the next 1-3 years with the construction of Mobility Bond-funded projects for the Austin to Manor Trail and Country Club Creek Trail.

Learn more about the Shoal Creek Trail: AustinTexas.gov/ShoalCreekTrail

Learn more about SCC's Shoal Creek Trail Plan: Shoalcreekconservancy.org/projects

Learn more about signage and new trails in the draft Urban Trail Plan update: PublicInput.com/ATXUrbanTrails

The project team biked the Shoal Creek Trail and inspected the newly-installed signage on Feb. 28. All in a day's work!

View the Shoal Creek Trail Plan here!