Opening Day for Trails

Join us for bike rides, fun and festivities as we celebrate Opening Day for Trails in Brownsville!

Whether you're a regular or a first-timer on the trail, stop by to:

🚲 Go for a bike ride along either the Belden, Historic Battlefield or Southmost Nature trails! All rides/groups will end at Market Square, 1114 E. Adams Street, around 10 a.m. (Free bike rental will be offered, starting at 8 a.m., at Market Square! Bike renters will join the Belden Trail bike ride with City of Brownsville Commissioner Rose Gowen.)

🎨 Witness the unveiling of the Mariachis y Mariposas mural, by local artist Robert Mendoza, along the San Fernando Building in downtown Market Square at 10:30 a.m.! (Light refreshments will be provided.)

🎉Get to know Brownsville walking, biking and trail advocacy groups and learn more about the 428-mile Lower Rio Grande Valley Active Plan (Learn more: railstotrails.org/activeplan)

🍎 Browse Brownsville's Farmers Market, and enjoy fun and refreshments along the Historic Battlefield Trail— just a short distance from Market Square—after the mural unveiling!

We can’t wait to celebrate #RTCOpeningDay with you!

Jointly hosted by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and the City of Brownsville, TX - Municipal Government.

Opening Day for Trails (Opening Day) is the national kickoff celebration for the spring trail season. Started by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in 2013, Opening Day encourages people to get outside and celebrate America’s exceptional trails and trail systems. To make this year’s celebration extra special, participants will have the opportunity to take a swing at winning awesome trail gear courtesy of Opening Day’s sponsors and partners: Wheel & Sprocket, KEEN, adidas, Hydro Flask, Patagonia, Topo Designs and Niantic. Learn more about Opening Day and how to enter at: railstotrails.org/openingday.