Austin Trails Challenge

Event Updates

Welcome to the Austin Trails Challenge! A few reminders:

There has been a slight change in time for the Inks Lake group hike this Saturday:
- Saturday, November 22: Inks Lake State Park. 9:45am rendezvous for 10am hike.
Be sure to RSVP for the December 4th Wrap Party. Over $2,000 worth of raffle prizes will be handed out, but you must be present to win!
In your Profile, be sure you have connected your activity tracking device to the Austin Trails Challenge PRIOR to hitting the trails.
See the list of scheduled group hikes on the Overview page.
You can send each trail route to your tracking device by clicking on the ‘upload trail to tracker’ arrow to the right of each trail name. This makes it easier to follow trails you are unfamiliar with.
We love to see your trail experience pictures on Instagram using #austintrailschallenge
Join the Austin Trails Challenge Facebook group to connect with others, share pictures from the trail, talk about your trail experiences, and receive Challenge updates.

Austin, TX

Event Location

11/01/2025 12:00 AM

Event Start

11/30/2025 11:59 PM

Event End

26

Total Segments

129.26 mi

Total Distance

16856 ft

Total Ascent

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#	Trail Name	Distance	Total Ascent	Trail Type	Group Name
1.1	Hike Anywhere - Minimum 1 Mile	1 mi	-	Hike Anywhere	Hike Anywhere	1
1.2	Hike Anywhere - Minimum 2 Miles	2 mi	-	Hike Anywhere	Hike Anywhere	2
2.1	Downtown Austin Mural and Sculpture Walk	3.28 mi	343 ft	Bi-directional Loop	Central Austin	3
2.2	Lady Bird Lake Trail	9.92 mi	246 ft	Bi-directional Loop	Central Austin	4
3.1	Copperfield Nature Trail	3.55 mi	644 ft	Bi-directional Out and Back	North Austin	5
3.2	Northern Walnut Creek Trail	6.58 mi	890 ft	Bi-directional Out and Back	North Austin	6
4.1	McKinney Falls State Park: Williamson Creek Overlook Trail via Homestead Trail	6.03 mi	1141 ft	Bi-directional Loop	Southeast Austin	7
5.1	Mueller Lake and Southeast Greenway	2.96 mi	115 ft	Bi-directional Keyhole	Northeast Austin	8
6.1	Brushy Creek Regional Trail	14.38 mi	1126 ft	Bi-directional Out and Back	Northwest Austin	9
6.2	Emma Long Cliff Loop	2.96 mi	542 ft	Bi-directional Loop	Northwest Austin	10
6.3	River Place Canyon Trail	5.35 mi	1359 ft	Bi-directional Out and Back	Northwest Austin	11
6.4	Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve	1.75 mi	446 ft	Bi-directional Loop	Northwest Austin	12
7.1	Belterra Monarch Trail, Live Oak, and Whitetail Run	4.4 mi	332 ft	Bi-directional Out and Back	Southwest Austin	13
7.2	Lost Creek Trail Loop	2.36 mi	545 ft	Bi-directional Loop	Southwest Austin	14
7.3	Maxwell Trail	4.88 mi	422 ft	Bi-directional Loop	Southwest Austin	15
7.4	Sunset Valley Nature Area and Southern Hills Loop	4.21 mi	708 ft	Bi-directional Loop	Southwest Austin	16
7.5	Violet Crown Trail: 360 Trailhead to 290 Trailhead	3.57 mi	848 ft	Bi-directional Out and Back	Southwest Austin	17
7.6	Violet Crown Trail: 360 Trailhead to Zilker Trailhead	6.94 mi	1301 ft	Bi-directional Out and Back	Southwest Austin	18
7.7	Violet Crown Trail: Slaughter to the La Crosse trailhead	3.66 mi	525 ft	Bi-directional Out and Back	Southwest Austin	19
8.1	Balcones Canyonlands Indiangrass Trail	3.98 mi	683 ft	Bi-directional Loop	Out of Town Trails	20
8.2	Balcones Canyonlands: Vista Knoll and Ridgeline Loop Via Cactus Rocks Trail	3.03 mi	746 ft	Bi-directional Loop	Out of Town Trails	21
8.3	Bastrop State Park Scenic Overlook Trail	3.62 mi	767 ft	Bi-directional Out and Back	Out of Town Trails	22
8.4	Buescher State Park: Winding Woodland, Barred Owl, and Roosevelt's Cutoff Loop	5.85 mi	748 ft	Bi-directional Keyhole	Out of Town Trails	23
8.5	Inks Lake State Park Southern Loop	4.68 mi	652 ft	Bi-directional Loop	Out of Town Trails	24
8.6	Pedernales State Park: Juniper Ridge and Wolf Mountain Loop	14.45 mi	1377 ft	Bi-directional Loop	Out of Town Trails	25
8.7	Reimers Ranch Lower and Upper River Trail	3.87 mi	348 ft	Bi-directional Loop	Out of Town Trails	26

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