Austin Hikes

One thing I love about Austin is all of the hiking and outdoor activities it has to offer! And the weather is almost perfect year round so we can get outside and enjoy! We had a warm weekend, and we were free of activities so we got out and did some hiking! 

Our first stop was to the Blue Hole in Georgetown. We ended up parking at a playground just up the road and then hiking down to the Blue Hole.

There was a paved trail, but we opted for the "rough" trail that wasn't paved. 

We always bring water with us and a snack just in case, and we brought Gabby along! 

There were a ton of people fishing at the Blue Hole and in the summer time, it's an awesome swimming spot! We just haven't been in the summer. But, it's super close to downtown Georgetown and off I35. 

You can park right at the Blue Hole, or you can park at Hat Creek nearby and walk down. I'm actually glad though that we parked at the playground and hiked Pikett Trail. It made us feel a little more "out of the city"

Just on the other side of the river is apartments, which feels a little not so out of the city, but I kept telling DJ that those people have prime access to the river and I was super jealous of them!

We hiked almost 2 miles and then let the girls play at the playground before we called it a day. 

The next day, we decided to go hiking again, and this time we went to McKinney Falls State Park in downtown Austin. You do have to have reservations for this park, which is  why we couldn't go on Saturday. But, it worked out, because the weather was still gorgeous and this time, Gretchen could go too! 

They all went off and left me! I am definitely not a fast walker, but I blame it on my short legs. 

And eventually, I got to walk Gabby which slowed me down more! Ha!. If I'm not walking her, she'll turn around and stop and wait for me to keep up. She's the only one in my family who doesn't ditch me. LOL.

We hiked the onion creek loop is just under 3 miles. It's all paved which is nice. 

We eventually made it around to McKinney Falls, and again, there were lots of people fishing! In the spring and summer this place is crowded with people swimming! 

We let the girls climb around on the rocks, and we sat and just enjoyed the views, people, and taking a rest before finishing the end of our hike. 

In a few weeks, we have a camping trip planned with a lot of hiking, so we were thankful to get out, break in our legs, and hopefully we'll have a little more time and some more warmer weather before going out again.

If you have hiking trails in your area, I'd so encourage you to get out! No lie, I came home and layed on the couch both days afterwards, but it was so fun spending time together, and enjoying the outdoors and sunshine!