Wells Branch has 5.0 miles of mapped trails, 2.1 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Mills Pond (1.5 mi), Katherine Fleischer Park (0.7 mi). 84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7% of Wells Branch’s land is conserved, about 104 acres.
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns · #78 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Wells Branch?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Wells Branch have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wells Branch is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns, #78 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Wells Branch’s 7% is ahead of 83% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 97% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Mills Pond, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Katherine Fleischer Park
Vista Park
104 conserved acres
7% of Wells Branch’s land. Who manages Wells Branch’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 13 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Branch Greenway 1 Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 36 | Open |
| Katherine Fleischer Park Local Park | Regional agency | 22 | Open |
| Wells Branch Park Local Park | Regional agency | 17 | Open |
| Mills Pond Recreation Area Local Park | Regional agency | 16 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Regional agency | 7 | Open |
13 places to go in Wells Branch
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 dog parks without a name on the map.
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
1.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
April is the best month for walking in Wells Branch
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 92 | 95 | 96 | 90 | 81 | 70 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wells Branch →
Wells Branch and its neighbors
Wells Branch has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Branch | 7% | 2.1 | 8 | 84% | A− |
| Austin | 19% | 1.6 | 19 | 89% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wells Branch
Where can I hike in Wells Branch?
The longest trail networks: Mills Pond, 1.5 miles; Katherine Fleischer Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wells Branch is conserved land?
7% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Texas town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Wells Branch’s trails?
Mills Pond and Katherine Fleischer Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wells Branch?
1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of painted or protected lanes and 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Wells Branch?
13,383 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wells Branch or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 110 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wells Branch have?
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #78 of 642 in Texas. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wells Branch neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →