Lemmon Avenue Trail

Review: A vital part of the Lemmon Avenue Beautification work done by Love Field, the Lemon Avenue trail runs along Lemon Avenue, crossing over at Shorecrest and finally creating safe access to Bachman Lake trail. To the south the trail crosses at University, and runs past Frontiers of Flight, and you can go all the way to Mockingbird and into Love Field (although the map I have shows the trail ends at Lemon and University. Notable more as an asset for the neighborhoods to access Bachman Lake, and hopefully used in the future to connect the Bachman area to other local trails.

Distance: Approx 1.7 miles between Shorecrest and Webb Chapel to Lemmon and University

Area of Town: NW Dallas along Lemmon near Bachman Lake

Facilities: The trail has lights, shade structures, and space for public art

Suitable for: Jogging, Walking, Biking

Type of Trail: Paved

Shade: Open to sun, aside from the shade structures

Where to Park:  No parking, unless you park at the Love Field Observation area, in the neighborhoods nearby, or Bachman Lake

Official Site:  There really isn’t one, Friends of Bachman Lake is your best bet for information

Nearby Trails: Bachman Lake, Bachman Greenbelt Trail

The Lemon Avenue Trail completed in late 2025, as part of a broader Lemmon Avenue beautification effort by Love Field and Dallas Aviation. Official trail information is limited, and details are bundled with the Lemmon Avenue Streetscape Improvements documentation. Other details I’ve found online came either from Friends of Bachman Lake’s updates (like here and here) or Candy’s Dirt (here and here).

The map above is for the overall Lemmon Avenue Streetscape documentation, and make note that it’s oriented with north on the left, and south to the right. Lemmon Avenue Trail is also on Open Street Maps, and on there Lemmon Avenue Trail extends all the way down to Mockingbird and Colville Avenue. The trail mileage I’m using above is based on distance from Shorecrest and Webb Chapel at the lake, down to University and Lemmon, to match the above map. You can use the crosswalk at University and continue south if you want to for additional distance.

If you start at Bachman Lake, at the intersection of Webb Chapel and Shorecrest, the trail is easy to follow around Shorecrest along the northern border of Love Field and across Lemmon at the light. This has historically been a dangerous place to bike due to a narrow road and impatient cars, while going on foot took you through either gravel and broken glass—or tall grass… also with broken glass. This is a massive improvement linking the formerly isolated Bachman Lake Trail, across Lemmon to the east.

At the Shorecrest / Lemmon intersection you’ll find space for art (the art was removed to reinforce the concrete pad, it should return soon), as well as landscaping, light features and sitting areas. The trail continues to the south with additional landscaping, lighting and shade structures to rest on a hot sunny day. There is no shade beyond the shade structures, so a good spot to stop if you are overheating. Y

ou may notice a large sign on the other side of Lemmon for the Love Field Observation area. There is no safe way to cross here, unless you just dash across Lemon when there is a lapse in traffic.

As of April 23, 2026 the art has not been reinstalled

The trail continues south across Lovers Lane and down to University Blvd. There is an additional spot for art at Lovers and Lemmon, which will also be reinstalled once the pads have been reinforced.

At University the trail crosses over to the west side of Lemmon. Based on the official map, the trail ends here at University, but if you proceed on that sidewalk (which also has similar lighting to the Lemmon Avenue Trail, hence the confusion), you can get to the Frontiers of Flight Museum, and even continue around past the new Primary Gateway for the airport (the triangle with red artistic structures at Lemon and Mockingbird) and go all the way down Mockingbird and into Love Field. That is how the Open Street Map version looks.

There are talks to turn Lemmon Avenue into an art trail, with more public art dotted along Lemmon Avenue to greet new arrivals to Dallas. Friends of Bachman Lake is also having talks on how to further connect the area to other trail networks in the city, for instance the Campion Trail to the west, Northaven Trail to the north, or the Trinity Strand trail to the South.

If you live in the neighborhood, this is a wonderful addition to the area, allowing for safe passage across Shorecrest to the lake. The prior method was not safe for pedestrians or bikers, and with the other beautification work that Love Field did in the area, I really can’t overstate what a difference this has made. If you don’t live nearby, but are at the lake and would like to check out the area, this is a safe way to bike or walk to Frontiers of Flight Museum, or grab lunch at Celebration or On Rotation Brewery (two great local spots).

It’s nice to see investments coming to Northwest Dallas, and one day hopefully it will be part of the regional Veloweb for even more options to move around town by bike or foot.