West Tyler Bike Trail Opens Today

TYLER — The new Mountain Bike Trail at Lindsey Park is ready for use. The opening ceremony is this morning at 9:30. The event will be held at the south side of the park near the softball fields. That will be followed by a four-hour endurance race.

The completion of this trail adds to the already impressive lineup of public biking/hiking trails in the Tyler area including those at Faulkner Park, The University of Texas at Tyler, and Tyler State Park.

“The Lindsey Park Mountain Bike Trail came about through a creative partnership between the City of Tyler, the Tyler Bicycle Club, and the Smith County Justice System,” said Tyler Parks Director Stephanie Rollings.

The trail winds 10 miles through the 130 acres of Lindsey Park on Spur 346 west of town. The entrance and exit can be found across the park road from the parking lot for the lower softball fields.

“Tyler Bicycle Club volunteers, along with Smith County jail trustees and folks doing community service for their probation with Smith County Court-at-Law #3, cut the trail through the forested tract during the past 18 months,” added Rollings. “The City of Tyler is so excited to offer to our citizens this type of recreational opportunity at now two of our park facilities. It is with these types of partnerships that such great projects come to fruition.”