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    • Johnson City, Texas

      Hike Wolf Mountain And Juniper Ridge Trail Loop

      11.2 mi / 472 ft gain
      Wolf Mountain and Juniper Ridge Trail Loop is a 11.2 mile loop hike within Pedernales Falls State Park, right outside of Johnson City, Texas. The trail is pretty wide and great for all sorts of exercising and social distancing. The trail is relatively moderate and well maintained. There is littl...
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    • Johnson City, Texas

      Hike Wolf Mountain, Juniper Ridge And South Loop Equestrian Trail

      6.6 mi / 374 ft gain
      The Wolf Mountain, Juniper Ridge and South Loop Equestrian Trail is a 6.6 mile loop hike within Pedernales Falls State Park, right outside of Johnson City, Texas. The trail is pretty wide and great for all sorts of exercising and social distancing. The trail is relatively moderate, with few incl...
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    • Johnson City, Texas

      Hike Juniper Spring Via Wolf Mountain And Juniper Ridge

      8.4 mi / 462 ft gain
      Juniper Spring via Wolf Mountain and Juniper Ridge is a 8.4 mile loop hike within Pedernales Falls State Park, right outside of Johnson City, Texas. This trail is moderately trafficked. The trail is pretty wide and great for all sorts of exercising and social distancing. The trail is relatively ...
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    • Johnson City, Texas

      Hike the Wolf Mountain Trail

      7.4 mi / 416 ft gain
      The Wolf Mountain Trail is a 7.2 mile loop hike within Pedernales Falls State Park, right outside of Johnson City, Texas. The trail is pretty wide and great for all sorts of exercising and social distancing. The trail is relatively moderate and well maintained. There is little shade but it is st...
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    • Round Mountain, Texas

      Twin Falls Nature Trail at Pedernales Falls State Park

      0.51 mi / 75 ft gain
      Twin Falls Nature Trail is a half mile loop trail located within Pedernales Falls State Park between Dripping Springs and Johnson, City, Texas. The trail head is located near the campgrounds and parking can be found near the bathrooms. It is an easy trail with a very slight descent. The trail its...
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    • Johnson City, Texas

      Pedernales Falls

      4.8
      0.69 mi / 167 ft gain
      Pedernales Falls drops 50 feet in elevation over 3,000 feet of titled, layered steps of limestone along the Pedernales River in Blanco County. In order to reach the falls you must enter Pedernales Falls State Park and follow the park road until the very end. There you'll find a parking lot and it...
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    • Round Mountain, Texas

      Explore Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center

      0.7 mi / 80 ft gain
      Located about 25 miles from downtown Austin, Westcave Preserve is a beautiful and family-friendly day adventure. The trail is out-and-back about .7 miles long. It leads down into a very lush green canyon filled with a variety of plant species and ferns. At the end of the trail is the main feature...
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    • Dripping Springs, Texas

      Sport Climbing at Milton Reimer's Ranch

      5.0
      Milton Reimer's Ranch is a limestone sport-climbing crag in Dripping Springs, Texas near Austin, Texas with hundreds of routes. The park is divided into two main sections--Reimer's and North Shore, each with their own parking lot. Approaches are quite easy and well marked. The original Reimer's a...
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    • Dripping Springs, Texas

      Swim at Hamilton Pool Preserve

      4.1
      0.46 mi / 26 ft gain
      Hamilton Pool Preserve, about a 45 minute drive from Austin, TX, is one of the most beautiful places to spend a hot, Texas afternoon. A short hike from the parking lot through a wooded forest opens up onto a scenic, natural pool. The small beach to one side is usually dotted with sunbathers and p...
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    • Spicewood, Texas

      Explore Krause Springs

      4.0
      Spend the day swimming and exploring or stay the night and see everything this privately owned park has to offer! From the spring fed concrete pool, to natural spring fed swimming hole, waterfall, butterfly gardens and more! Bring your tent or even your RV! They take reservations for RV hookups o...
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    • Marble Falls, Texas

      Camp at Shaffer Bend Recreation Area

      6 mi / 80 ft gain
      After turning off Highway 1431 you'll drive through a little quiet and narrow one road neighborhood to arrive at the entrance to Shaffer Bend Recreation Area. From there you will drive down a dirt road which will take you almost all the way through Shaffer Bend's 523 acre lot, and lead you direct...
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    • Spicewood, Texas

      Hike through Muleshoe Bend Recreation Area

      5.0
      6.52 mi / 902 ft gain
      Spend all day wandering the endless fields of bluebonnets above the banks of the Colorado River in this hill country oasis. MuleshoeBend Recreation Area is just 50 minutes outside of Austin in Spicewood, TX. It has 540 acres of trails, camping, and picnic tables. The highlight of this park is the...
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    • Wimberley, Texas

      Cliff Jump at Jacob's Well

      5.0
      Jacob's well is a 12 foot opening that goes 23 feet deep in a riverbed in central Texas and makes for an awesome spot to escape the summer heat. Once you reach the parking lot there are signs that direct you on the very shot walk to the riverbed. The underwater cave is situated below a rock face ...
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    • Spicewood, Texas

      Camp at Pace Bend Park

      4.4
      Pace Bend is a favorite camping and day use destination near Austin, Texas. The park is approximately 45 minutes West of Austin located off of Hwy 71 and offers visitors a wide range of recreational activities. There is an entrance fee of $10 per vehicle for Day Use only and $15 per vehicle for p...
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    • Spicewood, Texas

      Climb at Pace Bend Park

      The "must have" campsite is along Marshall Cove in Pace Bend Park. From the park's entrance head straight along the road and take the 3rd left onto the Marshall Cove turnout. The sites are not numbered, but locating the site is pretty easy--it's on the left-hand side of the the road along the edg...
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    • Wimberley, Texas

      Old Baldy Trail

      0.17 mi / 92 ft gain
      Old Baldy Trail is a 0.2 mile out-and-back trail located between FM 2325 and FM 12 in Wimberley, Texas. The trail leads to the summit of a large hill with an overlook of the town  and its surrounding area. It's a great location for a picnic or to just hang out and definitely worth the effort. Fa...
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