1
Crescent Bend Nature Park
Managed by City of Schertz
186 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Schertz
Schertz, TX parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.7% of Schertz is conserved land, roughly 650 acres. There are about 27 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Crescent Bend Nature Park (1.5 mi), Hilltop Park (0.9 mi), and Cut-Off Park (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Schertz, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Schertz outdoors
Conserved land
2.7%
650 of 24,336 acres
Trails
27 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 11 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
24
15 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
16.0 mi
9.1 mi lanes · 5.4 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Hilltop Park
Managed by City of Schertz, Fairhaven HOA, Links at Scenic Hills HOA
30 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
3
Cut-Off Park
Park
38 acres0.8 mi of trail
Blue Angel LoopSide Trail C
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
4
Rhine Valley Park
Managed by City of Schertz
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
All 24 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 24 parks & preserves
Crescent Bend Nature Park186 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · City of Schertz
Hilltop Park30 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · City of Schertz, Fairhaven HOA, Links at Scenic Hills HOA
Cut-Off Park38 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Thulemeyer Park16 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Schertz
Homestead Commons5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Heritage Oaks Park15 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Ashley Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Schertz
Universal City Cibolo Creek1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Universal City
Turtle Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Jonas Woods HOA
Rhine Valley Park26 acres · City of Schertz
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Schertz
Showing 1–10 of 31 playgrounds
Pickrell Park PlayscapeIn Pickrell Park
Playscape
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Rhine Valley Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Pickrell Park
Unnamed playground in Pickrell Park
Unnamed playground in Turtle Park
Unnamed playground in Pickrell Park
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 6.8 mi
- Blue Angel Loop0.5 mi
- Willow Twig0.2 mi
- Chinkapin Oak0.2 mi
- Pine0.2 mi
- Pecan0.2 mi
- Forest Ridge Trail0.1 mi
- Side Trail C0.1 mi
- Betty Roberts0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Homestead Entrance PondpondHomestead LakelakeHomestead pond 1pondMartinez Creek Watershed Reservoir 6reservoirCibolo CreekDry Comal CreekSalitrillo CreekWoman Hollering Creek
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
650 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 113 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes9.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths5.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes1.5 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis17
- Soccer16
- Baseball13
- Basketball11
- Football3
- Softball3
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Schertz
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 451 acConservation Easement 335 acOther Easement 156 acRecreation or Education Easement 155 acLocal Recreation Area 84 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Bend Nature ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 182 | Restricted |
| Country ClubLocal Park | Not recorded | 154 | Open |
| Schertz Soccer ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 52 | Open |
| Open Space / ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 17 | Open |
| Pickrell ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Thulemeyer ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Forest Ridge ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Heritage ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Cypress Point Green SpaceLocal Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Ashley ParkLocal Park | Private owners | 8 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Comal CommunityPlaque · 2012
Interstate 10 EastBridge · ~1932
SchertzPlaque · 1984
Dietz CemeteryCemetery
Kempin CemeteryCemetery
Schertz CemeteryCemetery
Schertz-Cibolo CemeteryCemetery
Schneider Memorial CemeteryCemetery
Seiler CemeteryCemetery
Stappers CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Schertz and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schertz | 2.7% | 26.7 mi | 24 |
| Cibolo | 0.8% | 3.2 mi | 5 |
| Universal City | 12.4% | 15.7 mi | 8 |
| San Antonio | 10% | 341.4 mi | 212 |
| Randolph AFB | 0.2% | 2.4 mi | 2 |
| Selma | 0.4% | 7.4 mi | 5 |
| Converse | 4.4% | 4.2 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Schertz's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 33.9-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.