If you choose to lead an outing, send an email to our TOWN-Austin Outings Coordinator.
Include in your email:
the name of the hike and the details indicated in the Sample format below
The Outings Coordinator will email your hike with details to the TOWN-Austin members. The hike will be added to our calendar on the website.
Sample format:
Name of the hike: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Outing Leader/RSVP: xxxxxx
What: xxxxx
Where: xxxxx
When: xxxxx
Who: xxxxx
Cost: xxxxx
Bring: xxxxx
Outing Details:
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Sample of a completed hike description ready to email to our Outings Coordinator:
Name of the hike: Lake Georgetown Hike/Crockett Springs
Outing Leaders/RSVP: Your name and email address
What: Hike to Crockett Springs on Lake Georgetown
Where: Cedar Breaks trailhead parking area
When: Date for hike
Who: everyone is welcome including well behaved dogs
Distance: 5 mile roundtrip (out and back)
Difficulty: easy to moderate, rocky
Time: approximately 2.5 to 3 hours
Scenery: Lake views, woods, and Crockett Springs (a natural spring feeds a small water fall covered with beautiful fern)
Cost: Free
HOW TO REACH TRAILHEAD: Driving north on IH35 exit 261 (Hwy 29). Turn left and cross IH35 heading west for approximately 1 mile to D. B. Wood Road. Turn right on D.B.Wood Road and continue approximately 2.5 miles to Cedar Breaks Road. Turn left on Cedar Breaks Road and continue approximately 1.5 miles to the park.
CAR POOL: Enter details if you want to include carpooling.
BRING: sack lunch, water, snacks, walking sticks, and any other personal items you may want or need.
LUNCH: Do you want folks to bring a sack lunch? Do you plan to eat out? Or do you plan to just have snacks and not have lunch together?
WEAR: appropriate clothing for weather.
RSVP before Date. Please provide a phone number in case we need to contact you.