The best way to experience Houston is by hiking it!
Get outdoors with local author and hiking expert Laurie Roddy with the new full-color edition of 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Houston. These trails transport you to scenic overlooks, wildlife hot spots, and historical settings that renew your spirit and recharge your body. Each hike description features key information on length, hiking time, difficulty, configuration, scenery, traffic, trail surface, and accessibility, as well as information on the history and natural history of the area. Detailed trail maps and elevation profiles, along with clear directions to the trailheads and trailhead GPS data, help to ensure that you always know where you are and where you’re going. Tips on nearby activities further enhance your enjoyment of every outing.
Whether you’re a local looking for new places to explore or a visitor to the area, 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Houston provides plenty of options for a couple hours or a full day of adventure, all within about an hour from Houston and the surrounding communities.
Price: $17.99
Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press
Imprint: Menasha Ridge Press
Series: 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles
Publication Date:
13 November 2018
ISBN: 9781634041034
Format: eBook
BISACs:
TRAVEL / United States / South / West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX), Walking, hiking, trekking, SPORTS & RECREATION / Hiking, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Hikes & Walks, HEALTH & FITNESS / Healthy Living, Travel guides: routes and ways, tracks and trails
A native of Houston, Laurie Roddy has been writing for over 35 years on everything from computers to sports to the outdoors. She started her own company, Roddy Communications, Inc., in 1997 after working as a technical writer for Compaq Computer Corporation for ten years. She is the author of 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Houston and Easy Hikes Close to Home: Houston. She has hiked the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Olympia, Mt. Rainier, the Davis Mountains, Big Bend, the Smoky Mountains, St. Johns in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and, of course, all around the Houston area. She is a Texas Master Naturalist, through the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, and is an Ambassador for Bayou Land Conservancy. She curates the inclusive outdoor website GetOutHereHouston.org, which lists all the outdoor events in and around the Houston area. She is an advisory board member of Houston Wilderness and a committee member for Bayou Land Conservancy.
Hikes List
Houston (inside Beltway 8)
Houston Arboretum and Nature Center Outer Loop Trail
Buffalo Bayou Park Hike and Bike Trail
Memorial Park: West Trails
Memorial Park: East Trail
White Oak Bayou Trail
Heights Hike and Bike Trail
Brays Bayou Upper Bank Hike and Bike Trail
Sabine to Bagby Trail
South of Houston
Lake Jackson Wilderness Park
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: Cowtrap Marsh Trail
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge: Big Slough Trail
Southwest of Houston
Brazos Bend State Park: 40-Acre Lake Loop Trail/Elm Lake Loop Trail
Brazos Bend State Park: Hale Lake Loop Trail
Brazos Bend State Park: Red, White, and Blue Trail
Brazos Bend State Park: Big Creek Loop Trail
West of Houston
Stephen F. Austin State Park: Main Loop
Stephen F. Austin State Park: Sycamore to Cottonwood Trail
Terry Hershey Park: Quail Trail
Terry Hershey Park: Cardinal, Mockingbird, and Blue Jay Trails
Bear Creek Pioneers Park: Equestrian and Nature Trail
Cullen Park Hike and Bike Trail
George Bush Park: Fry Road to Barker Clodine Trail
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge: Auto Tour and Pipit Trail
Northwest of Houston
George Mitchell Nature Preserve: Nature Loop
Burroughs Park
Mercer Botanic Gardens: West Trails
W. Goodrich Jones State Forest: Middle Lake Trail
Kleb Woods Nature Preserve Trails
Jesse H. Jones Park: East Trails
Jesse H. Jones Park: West Trails
North of Houston (including Huntsville)
Huntsville State Park: Triple C Trail
Huntsville State Park: Chinquapin Trail
Huntsville State Park: Dogwood Trail
Big Creek Scenic Recreation Area: Big Creek Loops
Spring Creek Nature Trail
Sam Houston National Forest: Palmetto Trail
Sam Houston National Forest: Winters Bayou Hike
Sam Houston National Forest: Stubblefield North Hike
Sam Houston National Forest: Stubblefield South Hike
Sam Houston National Forest: Richards Loop
Sam Houston National Forest: Sand Branch Loop
Sam Houston National Forest: North Wilderness Loop
Sam Houston National Forest: Phelps Hike
Sam Houston National Forest: South Wilderness
Sam Houston National Forest: Mercy Fire Tower Loop
Sam Houston National Forest: Kelly Hike
Northeast of Houston
Lake Livingston State Park: Pineywoods Nature and Briar Loop Trails
Lake Livingston State Park: Lake Trail
Lake Houston Wilderness Park: Peach Creek Trail
Lake Houston Wilderness Park: Forest Trail
Big Thicket National Preserve: Kirby Nature Trail
East of Houston (including Beaumont)
Sheldon Lake State Park: Nature Trail
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge: Shoveler Pond Trail
J. J. Mayes Wildlife Trace: Trinity River Trail
Goose Creek Stream Greenbelt
Southeast of Houston (including Galveston)
Seabrook Hike and Bike Trail
Armand Bayou Nature Center: Martyn and Karankawa Trails
Armand Bayou Nature Center: Lady Bird Trail
Challenger Seven Memorial Park: Boardwalk Trail
Galveston Island State Park Trails
