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Gulf Terrace Hike & Bike Trail

Name: Gulf Terrace Hike & Bike Trail
Rating: 1.00

Type: Trail

Length: 2.75 Miles

Elevation Gain: N/A

Cost: Free

Rating:

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Difficulty: halfstar

(0.50)

Solitude:

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ADA Accessible: Yes

Bikes Allowed: Yes

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Interpretive Guide: No

Address: Near 9310 Phelan Blvd

City: Beaumont

County: Jefferson

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The trail has long straightaways, but there are four turns (like this one) that shape the overall trail into a square loop. (Photo by Blaze)

The sign on the right says walking traffic is one way (ahead). The reversed sign on the right says bicycle traffic is one way (in the opposite direction). (Photo by Blaze)

The direction for pedestrian traffic is painted on the trail as well as distance markers every 1/4 mile. (Photo by Blaze)

The bottom of the sign shows the trail and distances whereas the direction signs in the distance show the traffic flow. (Photo by Blaze)

This is the sign to the trail. (Photo by Blaze)

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By Blaze on 4/10/2014
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Distance: 2.10 Miles Duration: 42 minutes

The Gulf Terrace Hike & Bike Trail is a wide, paved concrete trail. It is shared by both pedestrians and cyclists, but the traffic is controlled in two ways:

First, pedestrians are directed to go in one direction and cyclists in the other. People don't always follow the specified direction, but most do and, therefore, this helps improve traffic flow and minimize accidents.

Second, pedestrians are only allowed to walk a 2 mile square loop, whereas the cyclists also have access to a 0.75 mile connecting trail (1.5 miles both ways). Therefore, if you're biking this trail, you can go the full 3.5 miles; otherwise, you can only walk 2.0 miles of it.

I was impressed with this trail. It is wide, well-maintained, and the signage is very good. There are distance markers painted along the trail every 1/4 mile. This is a good place to exercise if you are in the Beaumont area.