Views of the Neighborhood – The Hamilton Greenbelt

~ John W. Howell

Today our walk through the neighborhood will be spent at the Hamilton Greenbelt. I hope you brought your walking shoes and enjoy the stroll.

Views of the Neighborhood

Here is the entrance to the Greenbelt.

The land and perpetual care for the Greenbelt was donated by Lakeway residents Jack and Myrtle Hamilton who lived in Lakeway from 1975 to 1993. The Greenbelt was opened in 1990.

A broad view of a man-made pond.

The close-up view of the same pond.

Abundant wildflowers and photo spots. Here are bluebonnets.

A sign warning of ants and snakes. Rather deal with an ant than a snake.

Lovely crushed granite paths and more flowers.

These markers are here in case you get lost or hurt you can identify to responders where you are. (Good idea to carry a phone)

I thought the sun through the trees illuminating the cactus bed was peaceful. Too bad I don’t have a $1000.00 camera with filter for a better shot.

A little wall for sitting and contemplation.

More paths and flowers.

A lovely bed of Iris.

An oak that was an acorn during the revolutionary war.

These little white flowers are also in our yard. I wonder what they are?

Here is a location map. We only walked a small portion today. We will come back for the waterfall and other features some other time. Thanks for walking with me.

73 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – The Hamilton Greenbelt”

  4. Looking warm already. Blue bonnets look a little like what we call blue bells and which are abundant in woods around here just now. Mighty fine is I think the expression.

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  5. I love the dedication plaque. Who wouldn’t want to care for the park after reading that? Beautiful! Thank you for this inspiring journey today. ♥

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    1. There was no one in sight but a group of school kids. The trails are popular running spaces but we were there after everyone went to work. (I think) Thanks, Jill

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  12. Thanks for bringing us along, John. I’m impressed with the relative young age of some of the spaces you’ve shown us. Good stuff is still happening; that’s good to see. My wife and I both enjoy walking. A place like this would be a welcome spot. I really appreciate the photos.

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  13. That really is a glorious area. Austin is filled with so many spots like this, and I’ve seen none of them, since my interest in all things outdoorsy and nature-related came after the years when I was spending so much time in Austin. I have a little list, and on eday I’ll head that direction and start ticking them off — this would be a good one to add.

    Those rescue markers are genius. I was with my mother in a Kansas City area nature spot when the police showed up and asked if we’d seen an injured woman who was hiking deep within the grounds. After she had her accident, she called her husband — but she didn’t have a clue where she was. A marker like these would have made it a lot easier to find her.

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    1. That is exactly why the markers were placed. There are a number of older folks here and confusion…well confusion in some, makes them a safty measure. Thanks, Linda.

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  18. Thanks for letting me tag along, John — I enjoyed it a lot. That little waterfall, the spreading oak, bluebonnets, and the sun filtered through the cacti are great shots, thousand-dollar camera or not! Are those garter snakes or the poisonous kind??

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    1. We don’t at this time. The beach life was really hard in terms of obnoxious people, litter, and noise during the holidays. Yes, the solitary walks and the quiet in the off season are to be missed. I also think Hurricane Harvey took a lot out of us. It was a tramatic experience that we more or less powered through but it did leave its mark. The idea of going through that again is something we want to prevent. Thanks for asking, Frank

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