I started right on one of the corners next to this sign. Apparently the actual trail name is the Seymour Lieberman Exer-Trail. There were some exercise areas along the way.
Be sure to follow all of the rules while running! There were a lot, but all seemed to be observed.
There were quite a few runners out running while I was out. It seemed to be a pretty popular spot. The trail looked to be a well groomed mix of hard dirt and small gravel which made it very easy on the feet.
The trail is a full circle loop of the Memorial Golf Course in Houston. According to my Garmin watch, it taped out at just about 2.92 miles. As I mentioned, there were quite a few runners out on the trail, which was good to see. I stayed on the inside with the park to my right. On the left would be a circular road that travels around the loop as well. The trail is tree lined for the most part.
You wind around the corner and you come across the tennis court facility, then the driving range for the golf course. There were some bare patches of trees, but when I saw the bare patches, I would generally see these signs.
From what I read, there was quite a bit of damage from Hurricane Katrina as well as a couple others, and they lost quite a few trees. it still seemed quite lush, coming from LA, 2 trees, seems lush.
The park itself is said to be one of the largest urban parks in the country. It did expand on the others sides of the road with an Arboretum, and several other trails that I saw, but don't know where they lead.
I had a great time on this trail. Nice and easy run, with lots of runners out there. It was very clean and well kept. When I'm in the Houston area, it will definitely be a place that I return for a quick outside run.
The Houston Fishing Show itself, is also going very good. Here is a quick Flipagram Video of the Houston Show so far.
Happy Running!
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