Loved It
User: Lloyd - 8/15/2004  [View Log Page]
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Distance: 4.00 Miles Duration: N/A
What's the deal with quiet and solitude? Way overrated IMHO. I like people and this trail's got 'em. But it's not really so much of a hiking trail as it is a "fitness" trail. I like seeing the out of shape folks (young & old) attempting to regain their former vigor. And it doesn't hurt to get a little inspiration from the beautiful people that make up about 75% of the walker/runners. But both types mix nicely here. I do wish that EVERY dog walker would pick up the 'gifts' left behind by their pets, and, let's face it, this is a 'biking' trail in name only. With so many people, serious biking is out of the question, and most true bikers know that. Besides which, the dust they stir up often ends up under my contact lens. Ouch! Generally speaking however, most of the bikers are pretty good about giving way to the peds. Mile markers every 1/4 mi on the 4 mile circle from Mopac to the S. 1st St bridge. Very handy. So, looking for a quiet hike where you can commune with nature in solitude? Not here. Want to people watch while firming up and trimming down. This is the place!

As long a hike as you want, and lots of people
User: Riff Raff - 9/20/2003  [View Log Page]
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Distance: 4.50 Miles Duration: N/A
Town Lake is by far the most popular trail in Austin, so as long as you stay West of Congress on the more traveled portions you'll never be out of sight of (a whole lot of) people. I imagine this may be comforting for the solo female walker/runner. Today, I instead hiked from Auditorium Shores to the north side of town lake and then east past I-35 a ways to mile marker 5.75 which occurred at a baseball field where the path turned away from the lake shore. East of Congress is obviously the lesser used portion of the trail and can be quite nice for something different, without as many people. It's too bad that the trail doesn't have more frontage on the southern portion where you currently are forced to walk down Riverside.

A long And Cool Hike
User: theflea - 7/24/2003  [View Log Page]
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Distance: 5.00 Miles Duration: N/A
The trail at Town Lake is pretty long. When you are hiking or biking you have to be careful not to run into anyone, because there are lots of people on the trail. The bikers are the ones who should be more careful. There are some big uphills and downhills, plus there are some sharp turns. Overall, it is very nice. I stopped at the concert that was going on yesterday. That was pretty cool because there were a lot of people there. The breeze felt great. Then I started around the lake. We went under the Mopac bridge and it was very dark. I walked around most of the trail. I thought, what a long and cool hike.

Shows beautiful downtown Austin!
User: Lindsey206 - 4/27/2003  [View Log Page]
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Distance: 2.50 Miles Duration: N/A
This a great hike if you like to be around a lot of people. WE could hear the bats chirping as we walked under the Congress Avenue bridge. Many people were canoeing and kayaking on the lake. I think we're going to go back and rent one on another weekend.

User: Eveline - 8/25/2001  [View Log Page]
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Distance: 7.20 Miles Duration: N/A

User: Eveline - 7/27/1998  [View Log Page]
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User: Eveline - 8/9/1997  [View Log Page]
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Distance: 6.80 Miles Duration: N/A

User: Eveline - 2/26/1995  [View Log Page]
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