Houston ranks first in Trust for Public Land’s 10 most populous U.S. cities with highest total acreage of parkland. With over 52,000 acres of green space, Houston offers 23.6 acres per 1,000 residents – well above the national average of 13.7 acres per 1,000 residents.

The city has several projects geared toward going greener over the past few years: park maintenance, adding more trails, and promoting biking. Bayou Greenways 2020, for example, is an ambitious project that will convert 3,000 acres of greenspace along Houston’s many bayous into linear parks and trails.

Houston Bikeways and Houston Bike Plan is an initiative that aims add active transportation to the list of ways to get around the Bayou City.

While Houston has a number of top neighborhoods with good accessibility, traffic is still a major headache at times, and the city hopes that these projects can help alleviate the problem.

Whether for recreation, exercise, or transportation, residents can look forward to better hike and bike trails within the next two years.

Here are 11 of the best Houston neighborhoods with great access to hike and bike trails.