Natural feature
Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail
Ten-mile lakeside loop trail with a cliffside boardwalk threaded above the water on limestone piers.
Location
About this audio guide
This guide to the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail in Austin follows the crews who spent two years, from twenty twelve to twenty fourteen, closing the trail's last gap, where limestone bluffs along Lady Bird Lake left no ground for a path. It traces the barges, cranes and helical piers they used to build a boardwalk without laying a hand on the water or disturbing the herons nesting along the cliff. Look down through the gaps in the decking as you cross it.
This audio guide was created using AI.