Hike Shoal Creek Trail - 4 or 8 Miles

The Shoal Creek Trail is the oldest trail in Austin (built in the early 1960's) and a truly wonderful "downtown" trail. We'll be walking the entire trail, out and back, for a total of about 8 miles. It is mostly hard-surfaced or crushed granite with a few sections of packed dirt. The walking pace will be brisk. For those who are interested, there will be an option to walk just the northern half of the trail, out and back, for a total of 4 miles. The trail follows Shoal Creek as it winds from 38th Street to Lady Bird Lake, passing through Pease Park. North of Pease Park the trail features a small rock canyon and many mature oak and pecan trees. South of Pease Park it is much more of an urban trail giving a really unique creek-side view of the area by the Jenga building and main library. We can do a downtown crane count and see the latest changes to the Austin skyline! We'll meet at the trail by the 24th Street overpass, then walk the northern half of the trail up to 38th Street and return. That's the end of the 4-mile outing. For the 8-mile outing, we'll then walk the southern half of the trail to Lady Bird Lake and return. There is ample street parking along Parkway on the west side of Pease Park. Please bring plenty of water. No pets please. Info on the trail from the City of Austin: [Shoal Creek Trail | AustinTexas.gov](https://www.austintexas.gov/page/shoal-creek-trail) And from the Shoal Creek Conservancy: [Map - Shoal Creek Conservancy](https://shoalcreekconservancy.org/map/) Participants will sign a Liability Waiver at the trailhead. You may view the waiver document here: [SCSignUpSheet2020.pdf - Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S8IYE_keInnzSOmV_E60I6p3yeYQt9tj/view)