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Lone Star Hiking Trail

Regional route155 km · 96 miBest Oct–Apr

Next nearby hike: Peden Dairy Loop 1.2 mi · 1.9 kmExplore National Forests in Texas →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Oct–Apr · highs 16–26 °C (61–79 °F)

  1. J16°6°89
  2. F18°8°77
  3. M21°11°81
  4. A25°15°75
  5. M29°20°109
  6. J32°23°123
  7. J33°24°75
  8. A34°24°80
  9. S31°21°111
  10. O26°16°122
  11. N21°12°116
  12. D16°8°96

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

The Lone Star Hiking Trail is a 96 mile long hiking trail with an additional 32 miles of loop and crossover trails of footpath-only trails in Sam Houston National Forest and is the longest continuous hiking trail in the State of Texas.

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
155 km · 96 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
152 km · 94 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Park or forest
National Forests in Texas
Best months
Oct–Apr
Country
United States of America
Region
Texas
Continent
North America
Route type
Regional route
Operator (OSM)
US Forest Service
Route centre
30.5282, -95.4334
Route start
30.5388, -95.7849
OpenStreetMap
relation 7014936
Wikidata
Q6671437
Official info
fs.usda.gov/recarea/texas/recreation/hiking/reca
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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distance from the trail start

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3.6 mi · 5.8 km · National Forests in Texas

North Balloon

4.5 mi · 7.2 km · National Forests in Texas

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