Goat Island Preserve: Hike North Texas with Dallas Sierra Club & Wild DFW

Sept. 21 Sat – 9:30 am to 2 pm

Goat Island Preserve
2800 Post Oak Rd, Hutchins, TX 75141

Enjoy long-distance hikes through fascinating large preserves and parks — without leaving DFW. Dallas Sierra Club joins with Amy Martin, author of Wild DFW: Explore the Amazing Nature Around Dallas-Fort Worth, to offer quarterly hikes on trails as wild as North Texas has to offer. Explore these places with naturalists and others that know them the best.

Fall offering: Goat Island Preserve, part of the Dallas County Open Space system. A gorgeous slice of Great Trinity Forest fronting the Trinity River. Bottomland forest with some huge trees. Hike route will include birdwatching trails on Goat Island itself and a hike down Joe’s Riverside Trail to a picnic area for a break, and then further down the trail, and back up the interior trail. Hike length: apx 7 miles

Points-of-interest naturalist mini-breaks: birdwatching across from Southside Water Treatment Plant… multiple river overlooks… viewing and history of Lock & Dam #2.

We hope these hikes will help Dallas and surroundings develop a mindset of embracing its nature with a deep sense of pride. From that will arise more trails and greater land preservation.

Donations for hike leader thank-you gifts and park/preserve donations appreciated: TBA.

Wild DFWs available for purchase. Book info.

Hike North Texas Specifics
<> Typical hike length: 4 to 7 miles. Options for additional miles provided.
<> Typical hike time: 4 to 5 hours.

This will be unfettered nature, so keep in mind:
<> Terrain will frequently be rugged with some elevation changes.
<> Trails narrow will always be dirt and usually narrow, but with some easy sections.
<> While we’ll go at a good pace, there will be stops for exceptional naturalist points of interest.

Come prepared:
<> Wear closed-toed shoes and long pants.
<> Pack multiple water bottles (24 oz. recommended.
<> Bring a bag lunch, snack bars and such for our mid-way break.