Hiking trails near Austin, Texas

74 official trails lie within 25 miles of Austin — 117 miles in total, 73 rated easy and 0 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 403 ft; the median trail gains 63 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Canyon Trail	2.2	403 ft	Moderate	8 mi
Onion Creek Hike and Bike Trail	3.0	121 ft	Easy	9 mi
Wookiee Way	3.5	63 ft	Easy	19 mi
Homestead Trail	3.1	108 ft	Easy	7 mi
Saddle Loop	2.0	159 ft	Easy	21 mi
Southeast Metro Primitive Trail	1.7	118 ft	Easy	11 mi
Cliff Loop Trail	2.2	156 ft	Easy	6 mi
Pack Trail	2.5	68 ft	Easy	19 mi
Slaughter Creek Trail Main Loop	3.3	104 ft	Easy	11 mi
Firehouse	2.4	99 ft	Easy	12 mi
Double Down	1.7	64 ft	Easy	14 mi
Loop Trail 1	2.1	99 ft	Easy	9 mi
Live Oak Loop	2.1	131 ft	Easy	16 mi
Valburn South Hook	1.1	203 ft	Easy	5 mi
Lookout Point	1.4	97 ft	Easy	5 mi
Highlands Loop	1.2	132 ft	Easy	21 mi
Trail 1	1.9	101 ft	Easy	7 mi
Mountain Connector	1.0	176 ft	Easy	6 mi
Valburn Switchback Party	1.4	128 ft	Easy	6 mi
Cactus Rocks Trail	1.3	102 ft	Easy	20 mi
Cart Path 8	1.6	61 ft	Easy	4 mi
Stroller Roller	2.1	88 ft	Easy	12 mi
Meridian High Line	2.3	70 ft	Easy	13 mi
Canyon Creek Nature Trail	1.2	114 ft	Easy	10 mi

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