It has been over a year since my last trip out to the new trail head of the AT&T Trail that makes a trip through the heart of the Great Trinity Forest; that makes a trip throught the heart of the Trinity River Audubon Center; that is next to the New Trinity Forest Golf Course. The trail was dry, although it has been recently cleared of mud and debris from flooding. The trail is in the lowlands of the more than 8,000 acres of the Great Trinity Forest along the Trinity River as it flows south toward the Gulf of Mexico. It is virtually undisturbed because it is in lowlands and a hardwood forest.Perfect for a massive forest to explore, canoe, raft as the river flows through the thousands of acres.
The first thing that was noticed after leaving my car in the trail head parking lot, along the entry of the Trinity River Audubon Center, was the putting green grass on the Number 5 green of the new golf course where the Byron Nelson is to move in 2018. Last year, it was sculptured out from dirt but no putting green grass was growing anywhere near the green itself. Also noted was the No 5 flag pin in the greens cup.
From there on , it was my first trip deep into the forest itself. Frankly, when about a mile in, the hairs on the back of my neck were standing up. It was a bit scary as no location markers were yet installed. The trail is winding, curvey and very eerie. Neither can it be imagined of me walking that trail after dark or before first light as is permitted. If so, packing more equipment and taking someone with me would be in order. Becoming very aware of my surroundings quickly and seeing some questionable wildlife at a distance might have or could have been a threat. But, that is what nature trials are designed to be by design.
The trail will connect soon to the White Rock Trail and when fully complete will be the most awesome ride or hike trail bar none! It took about 45-minutes to walk the first four miles, which when reversed is another four miles and another 45-minutes. This is the time of year to go before the mosquito population arrives.
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| Deep into the Great Trinity Forest |
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| The Number 5 Green and Pin is the southern most point of the course with the Great Trinity behind going along the Trinity River south, still. |
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| This is near the trail head with the No 5 pin off to the right. You can see the cement trail that makes it's wal for 8 miles. There is another shorter trail that branches off to another trailhead and parking lot that is 3.5 miles and not yet connected in a loop. |
