A noncomprehensive guide to regional hike and bike trails GUIDE A noncomprehensive guide to regional hike and bike trails
REGIONAL GUIDE
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COURTESY CITY OF AUSTIN Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail
COURTESY TRAVIS COUNTY Hamilton Pool Preserve
COMPILED BY CARSON GANONG Central Texas is home to hundreds of miles of trails with options for the most casual or experienced hikers as well as bicyclists and wilderness enthusiasts. The following list is noncomprehensive. SOURCES: CITY OF AUSTIN & COMAL, HAYS, TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES COMMUNITY IMPACT
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. The trail includes a boardwalk that goes along the lake. H B 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 Gilleland Creek Trail begins at Gilleland Creek Park and continues along the creek of the same name. H B Distance: 4.1 miles
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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 Distance: 12 miles 2102 Hunter Road, San Marcos www.sanmarcostx.gov
Comal County 1 P anther Canyon Nature Trail is a gently sloping trail that begins near the headwaters of the Comal River and runs 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
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