Copperfield Nature Trails

A really nice park near the Walnut Creek area. Great for hiking and dog walking. Plenty of shade during the summer too. The trail connects to Walnut Creek and will eventually have a loop towards Yager Ln and Copperfield. Once completely finished this is going to be a great little trail in the Copperfield Community.
There’s a playground for kids and a nice pond near the Yager entrance as well.

I’m fortunate to be living in the best neighborhood in
Austin. Copperfield Park along with its gorgeous ponds, streams & nature trails is a beautiful sight to see. Once there, you seem to forget you’re only minutes away from downtown City life & various other hot spots Austin is famous for.
The residents of Copperfield all came together & made sure their dream of a park became a reality.
Bravo Copperfield residents… I take my hat off to all of you !!

With the new amenities at Copperfield Park off Yager, this greenbelt is now just about as complete a greenbelt experience as one can get in Austin, without the crowds.
There are actually multiple entrances: in addition to the parking lot off Yager on the north end, you can also access this from Shropshire Blvd by the new gas station (or cross the street where it continues to join the Walnut Creek trail complex), from a signed entrance at the end of Blakeney Lane (where there is a small pond and, occasionally, fishermen), and from two more obscure entrances at the end of Atterbury Lane and at the NW corner of the Marquis at Canyon Ridge apartment complex.
In spring, this trail is one of the best places in suburban Austin to see local Texas wildflowers — as well as a very good place to see migrating birds, including several species of warblers. Travis Audubon Society offers field trips here, and it is listed as an eBird hotspot with well over 100 species of birds recorded, with a fair number (including Yellow-​crowned Night-​Heron) nesting in the trees above the trail. Other forms of wildlife (small mammals, butterflies, dragonflies, and even crayfish) are easily seen along this trail system.
Generally, most traffic here (which may very from a fair number to almost none depending on the day and time of day) is comprised of runners and bicyclists, with the occasional dog walker (most of whom — but not all — are conscientious enough the pick up after their companions — so as in all dog-​friendly Austin parks, watch your step). The copious shade allows this to be a relatively cool place to go even in high summer, while protecting from the worst effects of Austin’s relatively mild (but still occasionally cold) winters. As with all Austin wilderness areas involving water, beware of bugs in the warmer months. Near the south end of the trail, approaching Shropshire, the trail does get muddy as it bottoms out alongside the creek, so be careful there. There’s also a small steppingstone water crossing near the Blakeney entrance.
Despite being almost entirely surrounded by suburbs, Copperfield is a great, quiet spot to enjoy and explore nature.

Cute little trail in my neighborhood. So glad my neighbors told me about it as I wasn’t sure where I was going to take my dogs to burn off their energy. There is a little body of water (not too clean — wouldn’t recommend having your dogs swim it jump in it) and if you follow the trail down you run inti a church, an apt community and a playground!

Nice little hidden gem. Didn’t know it existed for a long time.
Runs about 2.2 miles end to end. It can get muddy since it runs along and through the creek. I don’t go after it rains.
You can feel like you’re lost in the wild but be in the city. The trail is fairy easy and unpaved.
New parking and pavilion going up at the trail head on Yager lane will be nice when complete.

What a great surprise upon moving to the Copperfield area to find this beautiful trail!
Carved through all sorts of native plants, trees, and flowers and winding alongside a creek and 2 ponds, this roughly 2mi gem was created and is maintained by the eco conscious outdoor-​loving neighbors of Copperfield. Walking through this little greenbelt is a welcome oasis from a busy 35 just a few miles away, though you’d hardly know it.
The care the community has taken making this greenbelt a reality is touching and I’m grateful for it. Heading over to their website you can see they have beautification work days you can volunteer for as well as neighborhood classes on things like composting. They’ve taken the time to make it a clean and safe trail for hiking, and still a challenging one on a mountain bike. I appreciate the clearing of invasive species and the abundance of gorgeous Texas wild botanicals. There are multiple entrances, I used the one off Shropshire near Dessau.
Because this is Texas I would recommend bug repellent and perhaps long pants. Generally you’re in the shade throughout the hike so the sun isn’t a bother.
And FYI they’re working on extending this trail to Walnut Creek! Couldn’t be more excited about this peaceful neighborhood treasure :)