On Black Friday morning, my husband and I needed to walk off some of our Thanksgiving calories, so my sister-in-law suggested we walk around Spring Lake and then walk home. She dropped us off by the lake and showed us the best path for going home. She and the kids bike here all the time from their house and they’re able to do most of the riding on trails in this sprawling subdivision that is Cinco Ranch. There’s really not much you can do here, but walk, run and bike around it. It’s 2 mile loop. You can’t wade, swim or kayak on it as the lake has alligators and poisonous snakes, according to posted signs. Yikes! We saw alligators when we were in the Everglades in Florida and they are very scary creatures! Weird that they have gators in this über suburban setting. My brother-in-law told me that even the lake by the golf course which is just across the street from their house also has alligators. I was surprised to see not many people out and about that morning, considering that the lake is surrounded by lots of 4,000+ sq ft homes. There is also a nice apartment complex next to it. It felt like I was in a ghost town. It was 80 degrees that day, so I expected more people out and about getting some exercise. This lake is also next to the Cinco Ranch Community Pool and Club House. It’ll probably be busier when the pool is open.
