Lake Georgetown Conditioning Hike & Backpacking "Show-n-Tell" Shakedown
This hike will be an approximate 8-mile hike of a section of Lake Georgetown from Tejas Park to Walnut Springs Camp. We will meet at 9am on Saturday, May 31st, 2025, at the Tejas Park Trailhead at Lake Georgetown, and hike 4-miles to the Walnut Springs campground. At Walnut Springs, we'll have an hour-long lunch break to eat lunch (bring your own packed or favorite backpack lunch!) and have a backpacking gear "show-n-tell" shakedown. After the lunch break, we'll hike back to Tejas Park trailhead, targeting to finish the day-hike by 2:30pm.
I'm planning a future full-loop (26-miles) backpacking trip around Lake Georgetown the weekend of June 21-22 (event will be posted soon!). During the lunch break of May 31st's day hike, I'll be showing all the gear that I'll be packing for the future weekend backpacking trip. If you are interested in learning more about backpacking, want to show your own backpacking gear, or just want to join the May 31st event for a day-hike, you are welcome.
Temperatures will likely be warmer in late May - you need to bring 2-liters of water for the hike. Free parking is available along the road outside the entrance to camp Tejas.
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