Best Easy Day Hikes Austin

This updated and revised edition of BestEasy Day Hikes Austin includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for 15easy-to-follow hikes in and near the Texan city that allow hikers of all levels to enjoy beautiful views, get fit in the outdoors, and learn about the region's history.

Keith Stelter was a columnist for the HCN newspaper group and has been hiking, writing, and taking photographs for fifty years. He hiked national park trails with his father, and hiked extensively in the Houston, Austin-San Antonio areas. Keith served as executive director of the Texas Outdoor Writers Association in 2006 and 2007 and is a member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, Texas Master Naturalists, North American Nature Photographers Association, and American Trails Association. He is the author of several books about Texas, including Best Hikes Near Austin and San Antonio and Best Easy Day Hikes guides to Austin and San Antonio. Matt Forster recently relocated to southeast Texas from the Midwest. He has written travel and recreation guides for Colorado, Michigan, and Ohio-including Best Hikes Near Detroit & Ann Arbor, Best Tent Camping Michigan, Colorado Explorer's Guide, and Backroads & Byways of Michigan. He explores his new home with his two kids.