My wife Hedy introduced me to the Mission Reach trails around 2016.
The Mission Reach trails connect all five missions and basically follows the San Antonio River. We began going there on Sundays for a section hike. For example we would park our car at Mission San Jose and do a loop hike to Mission San Juan. The trails are picturesque as they wind along beside the San Antonio River and cross under bridges. Great place to see different wildflowers and birds and learn the history behind each of the missions.