Canyon lake Gorge Trail to Guadalupe river park Hike 6.5~7mi

Join us to explore overlook park and the trails below Canyon lake dam along the Guadalupe river park.
During one week in the summer of 2002, more than 34 inches of rain fell in the upper watershed of the Guadalupe River, setting off a torrent of floodwater that carved a perfectly fascinating geological wonder – the Canyon Lake Gorge – out of the earth.
The flood roared through the Hill Country northwest of New Braunfels, tearing away soil, ripping up huge trees, crumpling houses and sending a rush of water from swollen Canyon Lake over its spillway for the first time since the reservoir was completed in 1964.
The historic flood sliced open the ground below the spillway, creating a gigantic 64-acre Gorge and exposing ancient, cretaceous limestone, fossils and even dinosaur footprints 110 million years old.
It is a textbook example highlighting Hill Country geology and the exposed Trinity Aquifer, clearly showing faults, fractures and seeps in the limestone. Limestone layers created from an ancient sea are visible, and visitors admire waterfalls and springs where the aquifer is exposed.

Hike: This will be a out and back along the 2.0 mile gorge trail then over to the river trail up to overlook park and back to the parking lot

Meet at the Canyon Lake Gorge parking lot there is a $5.00 entrance fee for the George park.

Trail Map:

Weather Forecast
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=30.126&lon=-95.155&FcstType=graphical

What to bring:
Food and water, mosquito repellent, sunglasses, hat, sunscreen.
As always, each person assumes responsibility for their own safety. Therefore, you should be in good health and physically fit, know your own limitations. Minors must be accompanied by a responsible adult/guardian.

After hike event: TBA

About HATs and our hikes
https://www.hatsandmore.org/
HATs organizers are not guides nor do we have any special training. We are here to come up with hiking ideas and get the hike started. Expect the same risks and take the same precautions you would if hiking alone, including the fitness level to make long hikes. Then enjoy the hike among friends.