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Picnic Trail

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 2.0 (1)
  1. Areas
  2. TX
  3. …Central Texas
  4. …Austin
  5. McKinney Falls State Park
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“A flat, easy trail accessing numerous picnic areas within McKinney Falls State Park. ”

Eric Ashley
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0.5

Miles

0.7

KM

Point to Point

540' 165 m

High

517' 158 m

Low

16' 5 m

Up

22' 7 m

Down

2%

Avg Grade (1°)

4%

Max Grade (2°)

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Family Friendly Kids can easily make their way down the Picnic Trail.

Description

What the Picnic Trail lacks in the way of solitude, it certainly makes up for with its access to the numerous and beautiful picnic areas within McKinney Falls State Park. It's best used as a connector from the picnic areas to the Homestead Trail and Lower McKinney Falls.

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Land Manager: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)

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Eric Ashley
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in McKinney Falls State Park

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#5

in McKinney Falls State Park

#1,710

in Texas

#47,469

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The Onion Creek rock shelter just to the lower creek side of the 'rock shelter trail'. A nice photo op on this easy trail.
Aug 31, 2017 near Austin, TX

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