LIFE - 11/4/09 - Hiking Around Houston

Hiking Around Houston

Tracy Williams

Gear Guide

• Trail map• Compass • First aid kit• Emergency whistle• Multi-tool or knife• Water• Snacks

Gear Guide (cont’d)

• Digital camera• Hiking shoes• Sunscreen• Hat and sunglasses• Bug spray• Cell phone

Area Hikes – LSC-CyFair Campus

• 5 Different routes – depending on how far you want to go

• Some routes on sidewalk, some on crushed granite paths

3 Times around = ½ mile

0.43 Miles

0.78 Miles

1.00 Mile

1.42 Miles

Start/Finish

5K = 3.1 Miles

Telge Park

Kleb Woods Nature Preserve

• 4 different trails• Total of about 2.25 miles for all trails• Farmstead with antique farm equipment

Bear Creek Pioneers Park

• HUGE park with many facilities!• 1.85 miles nature trail• Lighted, paved jogging trail• Wildlife habitat• Multiple playgrounds• Picnic pavilions with water, electricity and

grills

Bear Creek Pioneers Park (cont’d)

• Soccer Fields• Tennis courts• Horseshoe courts• Biking

George Bush Park

• 2 out-and-back trails (10.8 miles, 5.57 miles)• Woodlands, flood-control channel, bayou,

wetlands, boardwalk, farmland• “hike and bike” – watch out for bikers!• Playground, dog park, ponds, soccer fields• Model airplane area and shooting range

Terry Hershey Park

• Over 14 miles of trail• Out-and-back paved trail• Connects to George Bush Park via a tunnel

under Hwy 6

State & National Parks

• Huntsville State Park• Brazos Bend State Park• Sheldon Lake State Park• Washington-on-the Brazos State Park• Stephen F. Austin State Park• Sam Houston National Forest

Happy Hiking!

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