One Of The Best Trails In East Texas

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User: Blaze - 3/12/2013

Location: Lone Star Hiking Trail - Wilderness Section

Rating: 4stars
Difficulty: 4stars  Solitude: 4point5stars
Miles Hiked: 11.35 Miles  Elapsed Time: 5 hours

Comments:

Well, that's my opinion, anyways.  :)  For me, this trail has almost everything I like - hills, distance, solitude, good signage, lots to see, etc.

This was my first venture into the Lone Star Hiking Trail (LSHT) and I decided to do the South Wilderness Loop.  I started my hike at Trailhead #4, catch the Little Lake Creek Trail (LLCT), to the Sand Branch Trail, to the LSHT, to the Pole Creek Trail and back to TH4.

The trail was very isolated.  I only saw a few people and that was at the midpoint of my hike.  At times, you really feel like you're way in the wilderness and then you'll stumble across a country home or ranch.  The trail is very well marked and although there were several fallen trees blocking the trail, it was well-maintained overall.



Log Photos
Trailhead #4
Trail Entrance Sign
Dead Tree Warning
Fallen Trees
Palmettos
Pine Forest
Trailblazing
Pond
Excellent Signage
Solitude
Area around Lone Star Hiking Trail - Wilderness Section
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Recommended Item The Lone Star Hiking Trail: The Official Guide to the Longest Wilderness Footpath in Texas
Karen Somers
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One of the hidden jewels of Texas, the Lone Star Hiking Trail is the only long-distance National Recreation Trail in the state. At 128 miles (including loop trails), it is also the state's longest continuously marked and maintained footpath. Located in the famed Big Thicket area in east Texas, the trail is well-suited for both short and long hikes (of up to 10 days), appealing to dayhikers, overnight backpackers and long-distance hikers. The LSHT lies between the major metro centers of Houston-Galveston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, and San Antonio--home to more than 8 million people just a 2-hour drive from the trail. The author, a Texas native, is an experienced long-distance hiker who has thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, and many other nationally recognized long-distance trails throughout the U.S. This is the first guidebook to the trail and is officially endorsed and promoted by the Lone Star Hiking Trail Club. Read more