REGIONAL GUIDE
A noncomprehensive guide to regional hike and bike trails
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Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail
Hamilton Pool Preserve
COURTESY CITY OF AUSTIN
COURTESY TRAVIS COUNTY
COMPILED BY CARSON GANONG Central Texas is home to hundreds of miles of trails with options for casual or experienced hikers as well as bikers and wilderness enthusiasts. This list is noncomprehensive. SOURCES: CITIES OF AUSTIN, PFLUGERVILLE & ROUND ROCK & COMAL, HAYS, TRAVIS & WILLIAMSON COUNTIES COMMUNITY IMPACT
Distance: 10 miles One entrance is near the intersection of River- side Drive and Blunn Creek in Austin www.austintexas.gov 5 Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail is a mod- erately challenging trail traveling along Barton Creek that is rocky and rugged in many places. H B E Distance: 12.68 miles 3755 B Capital of Texas Hwy., Austin www.austintexas.gov 6 The Canyonlands/Mt. Lakeway Trail is named for the scenic canyon running through it and is an extensive trail network made up of a 20-acre tract at Rough Hollow Cove, an inlet at Lake Travis. H E Distance: 5.8 miles
Distance: 12 miles 2102 Hunter Road, San Marcos www.sanmarcostx.gov
3 San Marcos River Walk is a paved trail that runs along a portion of the San Marcos River, passing through the San Marcos City Park and Rio Vista Park along the way. H Distance: 2.4 miles 170 Charles Austin Drive, San Marcos Travis County 4 Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail , named after a former Austin mayor and his wife, runs largely along the banks of Lady Bird Lake. H B
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Comal County 1 Panther Canyon Nature Trail is a gently sloping pedestrian trail that begins near the headwaters of the Comal River and leads hikers through almost a mile of the Balcones Escarpment. H E Distance: 1 mile Located at Landa Park Drive and Ohio Street in
New Braunfels www.comaltrails.org/trails/panther-canyon Hays County 2 Purgatory Creek Natural Area features a series of trails popular among hikers and mountain bikers as well as bird watchers and nature explorers. H B
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