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Slaughter Creek Trail

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 4.1 (68)
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  3. …Central Texas
  4. …Austin
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“Southwest Austin's very own Singletrack! ”

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5.4

Miles

8.7

KM

95%

Singletrack

998' 304 m

High

852' 260 m

Low

208' 63 m

Up

212' 65 m

Down

1%

Avg Grade (1°)

6%

Max Grade (4°)

Dogs No Dogs

E-Bikes Unknown

Gate closed at night and when trail is wet.

Overview

An easy 5-mile singletrack through the woods and fields in southwest Austin. The entrance is easy to miss, just look for the gate when traveling south on 1826. It's just past the Slaughter Creek crossing.

Need to Know

Trail Open/Closed status due to wet trails can be checked on the Facebook page:

facebook.com/slaughtercreek…

Description

This is an easy 5-mile singletrack trail that winds through the woods and fields in southwest Austin. The entrance is easy to miss, look for the gate when traveling south on 1826, it's just past the Slaughter Creek crossing.

Contacts

Local Club: Austin Ridge Riders (ARR)

Land Manager: City of Austin - Parks and Recreation

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  4.1 from 68 votes

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  4.1 from 68 votes
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Apr 16, 2023
JJ White
Perfect singletrack, some parts quite technical. Overall great loop. 5.4mi — 0h 45m
Jun 15, 2022
Caleb Simpson
My fastest time yet. Amazed some guys run this at 15min. 5.4mi
May 19, 2022
Todd Gold
5.5mi
May 7, 2022
Brannock David
Great ride. Seemed like the whole thing was uphill so great place to get a feel for gear selection. Not very technical. Great beginning course 8.9mi — 1h 00m
Mar 20, 2022
Nikhil Monga
Dec 4, 2021
Angel Mitra
Nov 20, 2021
Matthew Nicoll
Was my first time riding a moutian bike and forgot to exit the trail the first time around and went twice! love it and I'm hungry now. 10.8mi — 2h 30m
Aug 15, 2021
Sarah W
5.4mi

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