A great hike with a bit of everything

Autumn colors
Doeskin's hikes begin on a prairie bottomland. One of the trails leads up to the hilltop pictured above in Autumn colors.
User: Austin Explorer - 11/30/2003

Location: Balcones Canyonlands NWR - Doeskin Ranch

Rating: 4point5stars
Difficulty: 3stars  Solitude: 3point5stars
Miles Hiked: 3.63 Miles  Elapsed Time: N/A

Comments: This great hike covers a variety of different terrain that is found throughout the hillcountry. Unlike nearby Warbler Vista, this one is not adjacent to as busy a road, so the car noise is far less of a distraction and is non-existent on a good portion of the hike. Not as great a view as at Warbler Vista, but overall a better hiking experience.

Log Photos
Autumn colors
Prairie
Entrance in the distance
On the way down
Stream crossing
Shed
Overlook
Area around Balcones Canyonlands NWR - Doeskin Ranch
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