Lone Star Hiking Trail

The Lone Star Hiking Trail LSHT is a 96 mile long hiking trail with an additional 32 miles of loop and crossover trails of foot-path only trails.

Lone star hiking trail. Currently the only major trail obstacle is the downed bridge over the East Fork of the San Jacinto River in the Magnolia Section the river here can be crossed on a fallen log or by fording. It is about thigh. Hen I moved to Houston 17 years ago I had to do some research to find a trail of any decent length.

Texas native Karen Borski Somers has thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail the Pacific Crest Trail and many other nationally recognized long-distance trails. Awesome Trail By Lone_Star on 3142013 Rating. The Lone Star Hiking Trail winds 96 miles through the Sam Houston National Forest roughly between the communities of Richards and Cleveland making it the longest hiking trail in Texas.

The trail is surrounded by tall pines old hardwoods and dense vine-tangled forest interrupted. Vic Hay contributed to this story. The trail is primarily used for hiking camping nature trips and backpacking and is accessible year-round.

This was my third hike in the Wilderness Section of the Lone Star Hiking Trail LSHT. Although I have been chased away by. Eventually I discovered the Lone Star Hiking Trail.

For those looking for a rugged challenging hike in Texas you can find it right here in the Houston area. Was formed in 1995 on National Trails Day and is affiliated with the American Hiking Society. 54K likes 22 talking about this.

The Lone Star Hiking Trail is located in the Sam Houston National Forest one hour north of Houston Texas. 936 344-6205 Area Status. The Lone Star Hiking Trail was devised in 1966 by the Lone Star Chapter of the national Sierra Club.