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We walked the entire length, and it was as enjoyable as walking the Camino de Santiago, which we walked last year. It's 12 miles long, so I would recommend that if you are a seasoned walker, but don't want to spend all day, walk and visit the two missions closest to San Antonio (Concepcion and San Jose), skipping the last two. This is still a 10 mile round trip hike, so you may want to bike the path. What stunned me was how uncrowded the trail is. It was a drop dead gorgeous Saturday, and if this was Washington, the trail along the Potomac River would be like a super highway, bumper to bumper with joggers, hikers and cyclists. If you have less time or wish to walk just an hour or so, do the section closest to San Antonio. This section is shaded and goes along the water beneath the fashionable, historic King William district. When you get to Alamo st. leave the trail and walk back to San Antonio through this district, enjoying all the amazing homes.

Please review the directions/address. When we mapped through the app, it took us to a subdivision on Mission RIDGE. Xxx

Weather did not permit us to ride bikes as planned so we drove the mission trail. They are so beautiful and so much history. Would love to visit again. The bike trails are so nice and the Missions and grounds are gorgeous.

The Mission Trail is a fun learning experience. If you are old or young the Mission Trail is full of history and fun things that you may have known about Texas but forgot. This is a fun thing to do when you are looking for something different and quiet.

this is a great ride, love how easy the b cycle rentals work, and the church history was fascinating.

Everyone knows the Alamo but there were others in the san antonio area and if you have a car, i highly recommend it. Some of them are more impressive than the Alamo is some ways.

We took a bus tour to see several of the missions. What we didn't realize was that it wasn't a hop on/hop off tour. We simply drove to the site, our driver gave us a quick run down on each mission, and we moved on. I would recommend spending more time at each mission and actually going in.

A short drive from the Alamo (about 3 miles ) is Mission Conception, the first of four missions established by Franciscan fathers to help the Coahuiltecan Indian tribes develop Spanish church centered communities.The missions are owned by the Archdiocese of San Antonio and are still active churches. Since they are national historic sites, the National Park Service provides security and tourist information when the missions are not in use as a Church . There is a bronze model of how each mission looked in the past at the entrance of each site.The first two missions are the most elaborate. Conception has a beautiful altar and candelabra. There is one area where the stucco walls retain some restored wall paintings. There is a grotto to Mary on the grounds.The second mission (Mission San Jose) is about three miles further south. This mission has an elaborate stone carved entry depicting biblical stories used to teach the Indian tribes about Christianity.The church is beautiful. Mission San Juan is 2 miles further. This mission is very simple. It is white stucco with a typical three bell tower. Very few of the original buildings are still standing. The final mission (Mission Espada )is another 2 miles away.This mission is also fairly simple.The foundation of the original church is there close to the current church. To locate the missions we found it easiest to enter the addresses into our GPS. The River Walk trail extends the entire way from the Alamo to Mission Espada. While we chose to drive, the trail would allow you to walk or bike the entire distance along the San Antonio River.

This trail links the missions of San Antonio. Plan to spend half a day on a leisurely drive to each of the missions. Also, stop along the drive to visit the Espada aqueduct near the Espada Mission. There are also walking/biking trails in the area if you would like to spend more time exploring this historic area. We were surprised that the paved River Walk Trail parallels the Mission Trail and extends from this area north into the heart of San Antonio. We plan to return one day and rent bikes to ride on the Mission Trail.

This is still a work in progress. The path along the river reach. It can be a long trek between missions. But if you want a good place to bike a nice path you find that here

There’s a lot to do in San Antonio. The most famous attraction in town is, of course, The Alamo. The Alamo is an old Spanish mission made famous by the battle during the Texas Revolution in 1836. But, there are a number of other beautiful Spanish missions to see as well, most of which can be found on Mission Trail. There’s Mission Concepcion, Mission San Jose, Mission San Juan Capistrano, and Mission Espada. While the Alamo is typically packed, you’ll find the other missions much less bombarded with tourists, and you can walk the grounds much more comfortably and at peace. Plus, it's hard to get a good picture of the Alamo that isn't filled with 40 other people. That's not a problem at these other missions.http://www.griswolddad.com

Even with 13 mph winds. From Minnesota and we had sun and 65 degrees verses -1. Nice paved trail and the historical site are just great

A must see for anyone interested in the settlement of the south west and the influence of the Spanish in our culture.

These are 4 beautiful missions that tell the history of the Spanish colonization and introduction of Christianity to the area. They ranged from rustic and rudimatary to beautiful and well apportioned. The national Park Service has done a great job of addressing the story of the area from religion to agriculture to education, etc from a historical perspective without getting bogged down in the obvious political swamp. You can drive the trail, or bike it using your own bike or convenient, city provided bike rental. From downtown San Antonio it is about 16 miles round trip along the river.

I'd ride my bike from one end to the other a few times. It is a great tour of the city and its history.