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Hurst Hollow Trail

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  1. Areas
  2. TX
  3. …Central Texas
  4. …Lakeway
  5. Hamilton/Smith Greenbelt
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0.5 Miles 0.7 Kilometers


91%

Runnable

30' 9 m

Ascent

-85' -26 m

Descent

5%

Avg Grade (3°)

20%

Max Grade (11°)

765' 233 m

High

687' 209 m

Low

Shared By Donovan Acker

Conditions

All Clear 62 days ago
Dry, Mostly Dry History
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“A beautiful singletrack wooded trail winding towards the Hurst Creek outlet into Lake Travis.”

— Donovan Acker
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Features River/Creek · Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Definitely wear trail runners or light hikers. There is lots of fun, root-strewn, and rocky scrambling on this trail.

Runner Notes

I would only recommend this to experienced trail runners used to root-strewn and loose-rock terrain.

Description

This trail is distinctly more technical and requires more skill than the easier Hamilton Greenbelt I Trail & Hamilton Greenbelt II Trail that lead into the area.

Flora & Fauna

There's lots of deer in this area. Don't be surprised if you come on a few bucks along this trail.

Contacts

Land Manager: Lakeway, TX - Parks and Rec

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in Hamilton/Smith Greenbelt

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in Hamilton/Smith Greenbelt

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in Texas

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The trail opens up for a nice view of the hollow and Lake Travis just before the ascent to the final loop trail.
The trail opens up for a nice view of the hollo…
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The stone sitting bench is a nice spot to take a pic and hang out for while under the shade
The stone sitting bench is a nice spot to take…
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This is nice spot to have a nice quiet lunch under the shade of the trail looking out at outlet into Lake Travis.
This is nice spot to have a nice quiet lunch un…
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Hurst Hollow Trail ...headed towards the hollow lookout.
Hurst Hollow Trail ...headed towards the hollow…
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This guy and his buddies are a pretty common sight on these deeper trails into the hollow.
This guy and his buddies are a pretty common si…
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The bucks like these woody hollow areas near the lake.
The bucks like these woody hollow areas near th…
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