Name: Guided Hike on the Collins Trail
Start: 2025-11-16T09:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-16T12:00:00-06:00
Location: Snowden Tract, Travis County BCP

**\*PLEASE REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT USING [THIS LINK](https://signup.com/go/sSqPfTN)\***

**Difficulty**: Moderate to arduous - *please note that this hike has some strenuous inclines and declines. **Hiking poles are highly encouraged**.*
**Distance**: approximately 2.5 miles (3 hours)
**Location**: [Snowden House](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Snowden+Tract,+Travis+County+BCP/@30.4510941,-97.854921,1170m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x865b323fb8641f49:0x226df4287b5766c8!8m2!3d30.4510941!4d-97.8523461!16s%2Fg%2F11dyx91dwr?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D), off FM 2769, near Anderson Mill

**Please note that no pets are allowed on the preserve.**

Join a Travis County Balcones Canyonlands Preserve (BCP) Volunteer Hike Guides for a hike on the Collins Trail! This trek will start at our [Snowden House](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Snowden+Tract,+Travis+County+BCP/@30.4510941,-97.854921,1170m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x865b323fb8641f49:0x226df4287b5766c8!8m2!3d30.4510941!4d-97.8523461!16s%2Fg%2F11dyx91dwr?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D), taking you up semi-steep terrain before wandering through gorgeous Golden-Cheeked Warbler habitat and back down into creek beds. Along the way, your guide will introduce you to the preserve, the species we protect, and our mission.

The[ BCP](https://www.traviscountytx.gov/tnr/nr/bcp) is one of the nation’s largest urban preserves, covering more than 33,000 acres – about 50 square miles. It is made up of more than 140 individual tracts managed by both public and private partners. The BCP was created in 1996 and continues to protect habitat for seven endangered species and other species of concern found on the preserve.

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