LIFE - 11/4/09 - Hiking Around Houston
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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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