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When visiting Texas, check out Brazos Walking Sticks. You can get a new hiking sticks there and then visit the locations below. Texas size coverage of hundreds of hiking trails is what www.TexasHiking.com offers with an overview of nearly 300 hiking areas in Texas that cover nearly 1500 miles throughout the Lone Star State.
Just starting hiking? Try some easy hikes that cover just one and a half miles at Monument Hill Hike near Austin at the historic park that includes the tomb of the Republic of Texas militia that fought for Texas independence.
Or for those wanting to spend a whole afternoon hiking, Copper
Breaks State Park has ten mile hikes to choose from. Pictures of the trail scenery
can be checked out on their site
Want a full hiking weekend? Or a vacation mixed with lots of hiking? -
Check out the following Texas State Parks site for a variety of great hiking trip
choices. Try a hike back in time. Take the walking tour at Homestead Heritage and experience homesteading crafts and demonstrations in a natural Christian Community near Waco. Visit their web site at
Start your hike through the Homestead Heritage Traditional Craft Village with a tour of the Homestead Heritage Potter's house. There you can watch the potters up close as they work bringing pieces of pottery through the various stages of kneading the clay, throwing it on the wheel and glazing it for firing. And there you will also see the finished pottery beautifully displayed all around in the large pottery building. From the Potter's House you can go to the near by wood shop, blacksmith shop and gift barn, deli, gristmill and Model Homestead Farm. All in all, a pleasant day of hiking and enjoying the historic buildings, sights and sounds of this unique spot a few miles north of Waco. Click here to enter your favorite Texas Hike. |
