Pilot Knoll Trail

Mostly wooded, sandy. Great for a quick pace. Lots of trash!

Trail was in pretty good shape didn’t get to do the whole trail as it was starting to rain fall colors are starting

T’was a fun trail. Made it to the lake and back. There was a LOT of sand, as is necessary for an equestrian trail. But it was difficult to hike through on foot in some places, as the sand was super deep. Would not consider it to be stroller friendly in those sandy spots.

Nice shaded!

went for hiking. Started early at 4:00 AM. we lost track at the start, as it was complete dark at 4;30 AM. My suggestion for everyone is not to start that early and if you do start, do not miss the map. Follow the map. lot of spider webs on the way.

Great but definitely needs maintenance and cleanup

Hiking the trail right now. Pleasantly surprised to see elevated, dry side-trails the horseback riders have made around flooded and muddy areas. This makes the trail easy to follow on foot dispite the conditions. Seeing and hearing lots of birds, but otherwise no other wildlife.

Very confusing

This is not a enjoyable trail in any way. It's trashy, it's gross. There's too many other hiking trails to even think about coming back to this one. I worried about the safety of my dogs because of all the trash that on this trail.

Good low volume trail.

Agree with other reviewers... Very nice trails except for a bit of trash, some houses, and some road noise. But, overall quite nice. Not crowded during the week at least. I would describe it as very flat, but there are additional trails beyond what’s shown here so it’s great if you are looking for a long hike.

Nice trail. Lake on one side. Occasional houses on the other. Nice easy going. Wouldn’t do if it rained; it looks like it gets pretty mucky. Not many people on trail with us.

this trail is pretty nice. you can almost double the length if you do the additional section (not shown on this map, but marked at a trail map). Pros: fairly even most of the way, lots of trees and woods, fishing spots on hickory creek, nice little ups and downs, wide enough trail, lots of off trail meandering places. Cons: even after a light rain, trails get pretty muddy. black gumbo + red clay makes most of the trail messy esp after rain showers. loved sharing the trail with horses, but they muck up the trail pretty badly if it's wet. there's a good amount of trash along the way (big trash too, like rusted out metal pieces) which isn't as nice. about 1/3 of the trail is backing up to houses, which isn't my favorite, and a lot of city noises. still, overall, a nice trail for inside the city wandering!

A great length trail in the Denton area! Usually pretty quiet and shaded. The scenery is pretty consistent as woods for a while but the ends of the trail have beautiful views of the lake!

Nice and easy trail. Saw several others out enjoying the trail. Easy hiking/ walking paths.

beautiful for trail running. I was a dumb and went right after lunch on a Sunday, so there were tons of people. the only complaint I had were people smoking cigarettes on the trail which was unpleasant, and people taking up the whole trail when they see someone running towards them. but no complaints about the actual trail. really pretty, some nice quick hills, clearly marked.

Beautiful lake and view. Number of friendly horseback riders.

Nice easy hike!

Pilot Knoll / Hickory Creek is a really beautiful hike/bike path. If you like dragon flies you’ll love this trail. There are bunches! While most of the standard route is fairly stress-free to navigate, there are portions that will prove challenging. Steep uphill climbs, rocky terrain, and some spots with deep ruts from weathering, run-off and mountain bikes makes the roughly 6-mile in-and-out course less-than-routine. It’s no walk in the park. Add heat and humidity like today and it’s a good work-out and far from easy... A word of caution: the underpass was almost unnavigable - even a week or so after a rain event, the mud was so deep and so heavy it was almost impossible to get through. Take the path that leads up and over instead of crossing if you see mud...

Started out from the trailhead at Old Alton Road. There was only one little piece far in that was muddy, mostly easily walked around. However, the underpass was flooded and marked the end of my hike.

Best easy access "green tunnel" trail for running, hiking or in horse near Denton. No need to enter the park, there's free parking outside or early mornings. Major complaint: April 2017 the tunnel under the village parkway was flooded side to side so on horse or bike you might be okay but my run was not the 4-5 planned. A few nice little spurs down to the lake and hard to get lost!

Plenty of shade, clean trails and trail markings were easy enough to read. We will definitely be coming back

very nice trail, marks is OK. easy to hike trail.

Trail a bit confusing. Nothing marked after P6, but still a nice walk.

Trail was nice but a little more overgrown than I expected. Will visit again for sure but with different gear next time.

This is a great trail! The main trail here appears to be Hickory Creek as the route I took was called that hit matched the GPS record of others that are posted in this app. That said, I will definitely go back here. The trail runs directly beside a bunch of farms with very inquisitive horses and one charming donkey. (Please don't feed them!) I did 8 miles total on this system and the woman at the Pilot Knoll Park kiosk was both very friendly and extremely helpful. I've added a few pics!

I enjoyed this hike, very few people after you get about 1/2 mile into it. I parked on the side of the street at Old Alton and did not see anyone after the first 1/2 mile until I made it to Village Parkway. I would say that about 95-97% of the trail was dry today, and the 3-5% of the trail had standing water and soggy area. Those areas were comfortable to walk around. I recommend it, little elevations overall easy Hike in my opinion.