60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: San Antonio and Austin, Including the Hill Country » (Second Edition)

This practical guide takes readers to the best trails found in the Texas Hill Country, all within easy reach of San Antonio and Austin. Destinations include secluded, low-traffic areas for quiet hikes as well more popular and heavily used paths. The former LBJ Ranch, the Guadalupe River, the Highland Lakes Chain, and the Lost Pines area are a few of the spectacular treks featured.

Overview Map
Hikes List     i
Acknowledgments     vii
Foreword     viii
About the Authors     ix
Preface     x
Recommended Hikes     xiii
Introduction     1
Austin     9
Bull Creek Trail     10
Commons Ford Ranch Loop     13
Roy G. Guerrero Colorado River Park Walk     16
Homestead Trail     19
Hornsby Bend Loop     23
Mayfield Preserve Garden Walk and Amble     26
McKinney Roughs Bottoms and Bluffs Hike     30
Richard Moya Park Loop     34
Dick Nichols Park-Western Oaks Hike and Bike Trail     37
Onion Creek Loop     40
Pace Bend Trail     43
Pine Ridge Loop     46
Rattan Creek Trail     49
Shoal Creek Hike and Bike Trail     51
Slaughter Creek Trail     54
St. Edwards Park Trail     57
Town Lake Trail     60
Turkey Creek Trail     63
Waller Creek Trail     67
Walnut Creek Trail     70
Wild Basin Trail     73
North of Austin     77
Bluffs of the North Fork SanGabriel River     78
Camp Creek Trail     81
Comanche Bluffs Trail     84
Crockett Gardens and Falls     87
Rim Rock Loop at Doeskin Ranch     90
Southeast of Austin     95
Buescher Hiking Trail     96
Lockhart State Park Trail     100
Lost Pines Hiking Trail     103
Monument Hill History and Nature Walk     106
Palmetto State Park Trail     109
Palmetto State Park River Trail     112
Red Trail at Bastrop State Park     115
West of Austin     119
Four-Mile Loop Trail at Pedernales Falls State Park     120
Hamilton Pool Trail     123
Inks Lake State Park Trail     127
Johnson Settlement Trail     130
Lyndon B. Johnson Ranch Trail     133
Longhorn Cavern Nature Trail     136
The Loop at Enchanted Rock     139
Lower Barton Greenbelt     143
Sandy Creek Hike     147
Sculpture Falls Hike at Barton Creek     151
Wolf Mountain Trail     154
San Antonio     159
Comanche Lookout Loop     160
Friedrich Park Trail     163
Hill View Trail     167
Leon Creek Vista at O. P. Schnabel Park     171
McAllister Park Trail     174
Panther Canyon Trail     177
San Antonio Botanical Gardens Trail     181
San Antonio Mission Trail     184
North of San Antonio     189
Bar-O Ranch Loop     190
Cibolo Nature Center Hike     193
Guadalupe Hike     197
Guadalupe River Trail     200
Hightower Trail Hike     203
Hill Country Creek and Canyon Trek     206
Kerrville-Schreiner State Park Loop     210
Twin Peaks Trail     213
Appendixes and Index     217
Hiking Stores     219
Places to Buy Maps     220
Hiking Clubs     223
Index     224
Map Legend     inside back cover