With a master plan that boasts four distinct villages, varied home choices and a host of different amenities, there will be one unifying factor — the Bridgeland community’s 60 miles of trails.
The trails will connect Bridgeland’s many neighborhoods, parks and recreation centers, putting all the community has to offer within easy reach of residents. Miles of trails — from pedestrian pathways to nature trails — are already open, with many more planned.
A highlight of Bridgeland’s trail package is the Cypress Creek Nature Trail, set along the historic Cypress Creek Corridor, a 1,000-acre nature area and creek system bordering the northern edge of the Bridgeland community. During the community’s annual Nature Fest event, the public can enjoy guided tours of the trail, which includes wildlife observation areas amid the trees and on Cypress Lake, as well as points of interest with benches and educational signage pertaining to the history of the area and indigenous plants and animals. Appealing to bird watchers, approximately 140 species of birds have been identified in the area. The first 1.5 miles of the trail’s planned six miles is open.
Meandering nearly two miles through Bridgeland is the House Hahl Trail, named after the old “House and Hahl Road” that traverses the development. The trail includes an asphalt trail interspersed with exercise stations, as well as an extension focused on reforestation, with more than 1,000 newly planted trees. The trail, planned for further extensions, also serves as a neighborhood link, with the extension connecting the communities of The Shores and The Cove.
Also linking the community is the 2.5-mile Shores Lake Trail, which connects all 10 neighborhoods within The Shores community and intersects the House Hahl Trail in two locations.
Future links throughout the community include Central Creek Corridor and Langham Creek Corridor. Central Creek will meander along Bridgeland’s main thoroughfare and will connect neighborhoods to the future Town Center. Langham Creek will serve as a buffer to the surrounding natural landscape. Over time, as foliage thickens, the trail will become more heavily wooded. For more information, visit www.bridgeland.com.
Directions To visit Bridgeland, from U.S. 290, travel northwest and take the Spring-Cypress/Cypress-Rosehill/Fry Road exit. Turn left on Fry Road (second traffic light) and continue 2.5 miles to North Bridgeland Lake Parkway, the community’s main entrance. From Interstate 10, travel west and take the Fry Road exit. Turn right on Fry Road and continue approximately 11 miles to North Bridgeland Lake Parkway.
Photo Information Residents of the Bridgeland community already enjoy miles of trails, from pedestrian paths to more rugged nature trails. When complete, the Bridgeland community will have 60 miles of trails connecting distinct neighborhoods with amenity centers, 225 acres of natural space and parks and a future Town Center.
