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A beautiful scenic ride highlighting the best of the Hamilton Greenbelt and Hurst Hollow Preserve.


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4.4

Miles

7.0

KM

55%

Singletrack

774' 236 m

High

690' 210 m

Low

278' 85 m

Up

276' 84 m

Down

2%

Avg Grade (1°)

20%

Max Grade (12°)

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Overview

The Hamilton Greenbelt has been around since 1990. It has matured over the years to become a first class trail network. Hamilton Greenbelt Trail Network, including Hurst Creek Preserve, offers several miles of both developed and primitive trails that wander along Hurst and Yaupon Creeks.

This Featured Ride routes you through all the highlights and different terrains the greenbelt has to offer. You'll see waterfalls, make multiple creek crossings (in wet times), and get great views of Lake Travis at the far end of the route.

Need to Know

The best time of year to do this ride is when the finger creeks are up and flowing. When the water fills the finger creeks, the sound of the flowing water and mini-waterfall features fills the trail system...making for a great experience and a lot more photo ops. The finger creeks are mild collection streams, easily crossable, and usually not more than 10 or 12 feet wide with short bridges or natural crossovers. Doing this ride in summer when the creeks are dry is a completely different experience from wet months, but still well worth it!

60 to 70% of this ride has all-day shade. Most of the sun exposure is on the first and last bit of the ride along Hamilton Greenbelt I & II Trails.

Description

Starting off at the Lohman's Crossing parking lot and main trailhead, you'll have a nice easy ride down the Hamilton Greenbelt I Trail. A little less than half a mile into the ride, you'll come across a very popular waterfall area for a nice photo op. For the best view and photo op of the waterfall, you'll need to get off your bike and walk down a small path to the lower level of the waterfall along the creek.

The Hamilton Greenbelt I Trail will meet up with the Hurst Hollow Connector. At that point, you'll be moving onto wooded singletrack trails for the next couple miles.

Following the Hurst Hollow Trail and Hurst Hollow Loop Trail, you'll have a chance to see some great views of Hurst Creek, Hurst Hollow, and Lake Travis.

On the return portion of the ride, you'll come back through the heart of the 'primitive' trails area via Hurst Hollow Trail, Squires Trail, Clubhouse Trail, and Palos Verdes Trail. Some nice out-of-the-way picnic areas and 'hang out' spots are located in here.

After that, you'll be on Hamilton Greenbelt II Trail and an easier gravel road that follows Yaupon Creek for a while before connecting back to Hamilton Greenbelt I Trail for the remainder of the ride back to your car.

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Shared By:

Donovan Acker

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  4.4 from 7 votes

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Hamilton Greenbelt singletrack trail
Dec 26, 2017 near Lakeway, TX
Hamilton Greenbelt II trail...on Yaupon Creek.
May 13, 2019 near Lakeway, TX
The singletrack that follow along Hamilton Greenbelt trail is great for young riders to practice skills.
Dec 28, 2017 near Lakeway, TX
To the left is Hamilton Greenbelt I multiuse trail...to the right is Hamilton Greenbelt Primitive trail....take your pick !
May 13, 2019 near Lakeway, TX
View of Lake Travis in the background...at top of Hurst Hollow Trail
May 13, 2019 near Lakeway, TX
Hurst Hollow Trail heading back towards Hamilton Greenbelt I Trail
May 13, 2019 near Lakeway, TX

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Jul 1, 2022
Peter Comer
Nice trail. Shady 5.6mi — 1h 19m
Dec 8, 2020
Ted Johnson
Did some of it!, better trails in Austin
Apr 2, 2019
Chris Benwell
4.3mi
Jan 6, 2019
Luis Matamoros
Oct 11, 2018
Stephanie Gibson
Aug 26, 2018
Ed Bopp
5.6mi
Jan 20, 2018
Oscar Frota
slipery
Jan 20, 2018
Clint Newman
first ride, flowy and not too technical 4mi
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