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This handy hiker’s guide, endorsed by the Lone Star Hiking Trail Club, details all 128 miles of the Lone Star Hiking Trail, in 11 accessible sections.
  • 10 December 2019
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Take a Hike on a Long Texas Trail

A hidden jewel of Texas, the Lone Star Hiking Trail (LSHT) is the only long-distance hiking trail in the state. At 128 miles, it’s the state’s longest continuously marked and maintained footpath. Let Texas native and experienced long-distance hiker Karen Borski Somers guide you along this unrivaled trail.

Located in the woodlands of the Sam Houston National Forest in East Texas, the LSHT winds through an ecologically diverse region that’s just a few hours’ drive from Austin, Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio.

Inside You’ll Find

  • Step-by-step descriptions of the LSHT’s 128 miles, divided into 11 sections
  • Mileage charts, plus information on trail access and parking locations, trailside supplies and accommodations, campsites, and water sources
  • Updated full-color photos and section maps
  • Trail history, trail conditions, rules and regulations, and equipment/food checklists
  • Thru-hiking information
Officially endorsed and promoted by the Lone Star Hiking Trail Club

Texas native Karen Borski Somers has thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, and many other nationally recognized long-distance trails.

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Price: $18.95
Pages: 200
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Imprint: Wilderness Press
Publication Date: 10 December 2019
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780899978888
Format: Paperback
BISACs: TRAVEL / United States / South / West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX), Walking, hiking, trekking, SPORTS & RECREATION / Hiking, HEALTH & FITNESS / Healthy Living, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Hikes & Walks, Travel guides: routes and ways, tracks and trails
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Karen Borski Somers is a native of Spring, Texas. Karen studied biomedical engineering at Texas A&M University and has spent most of her career working for NASA contractors in Clear Lake, Texas, and Huntsville, Alabama. In 1998, she thru-hiked the 2,165-mile Appalachian Trail solo, and in 2004, she hiked the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail with her husband, Andy. Karen’s trail name is “Nocona,” a Comanche word meaning “the wanderer.” She has hiked and backpacked in 36 U.S. states, logging more than 9,000 trail miles.  She also bicycled 4,400 miles across the U.S. from the Atlantic to the Pacific on the TransAmerica route in 2005. Karen currently resides with her husband, two daughters, and their hiking sheltie in northern Alabama. They continue to wander on and off trails.

Contents

Foreword by Marcus Woolf

Preface

From the Lone Star Hiking Trail Club

Overview Map

A Brief History and Introduction

Chapter One: History of the Trail

  • Human History of the LSHT
  • Natural History of the LSHT

Chapter Two: Hiking the Trail

  • How to Use This Book
  • Maps
  • Trail and Mile Markers
  • Trail Access, Parking, and Shuttle Services
  • Trail Conditions
  • Seasons and Weather
  • Water
  • Rules and Regulations
  • Trail Ethics
  • Thru-Hiking
  • Equipment
  • Hazards and Personal Safety

Chapter Three: Trail Sections

  • Section 1: Wilderness
  • Section 2: Kelly
  • Section 3: Conroe
  • Section 4: Huntsville
  • Section 5: Phelps
  • Section 6: Four Notch
  • Section 7: Big Woods
  • Section 8: Magnolia
  • Section 9: Big Creek
  • Section 10: Tarkington
  • Section 11: Winters Bayou

Appendixes

  • Appendix A: Resources and Contact Information
  • Appendix B: References and Recommended Reading
  • Appendix C: Equipment and Food Checklists
  • Appendix D: Consolidated Mileage of the LSHT

Acknowledgments

Index

About the Author

The Lone Star Hiking Trail Club