| One of the longest trails for a hiking vacation in Texas | | | | County's newest parks, Berry Springs Park and |
| is in the Hillcountry area. The Goodwater Trail snakes | | | | Preserve. In a short period of time, this park has added |
| around Lake Georgetown and just about totally | | | | over two miles of trails appropriate for families and |
| encircles it. With numerous trailheads to select from, | | | | beginners. The hike starts at the parking lot near |
| this hike offers abundant opportunities for a hiking | | | | waypoint "Trailhead." From this spot, a paved path |
| vacation. The most familiar starting point for a hike | | | | leads to the east and west and both end in a small |
| along Lake Georgetown is at Cedar Breaks Park, | | | | loop, turning back to the trailhead. However, at each of |
| which is at the southeastern corner of the lake. The | | | | these turnaround points, unpaved trails continue. The |
| trail starts off on a well-maintained plane of crushed | | | | trail system makes a loop around much of the park's |
| stone. However, within a quarter of a mile, it turns | | | | land, along with side trails bisecting it at different points |
| rocky and rough along the lakeshore. Some of the | | | | along the way. |
| most excellent views of the lake are near mile marker | | | | In most cases, the north shore's trails are easier, and |
| one on the trail and thereafter. The trail cuts through | | | | this is mainly true of the trails on the northwest sector |
| rough terrain, occasionally passing through gaps and | | | | of the lake. They consist of wide jeep trails and dirt |
| enormous limestone boulders over six feet high. Thick | | | | roads on terrain that gently undulates for several miles |
| clusters of cactus and Cedar also dot the area, at | | | | before it becomes a bit rougher. There are alternate |
| times partly overhanging the trail itself. | | | | trailheads at the end of West Lake Parkway at Tejas |
| Another hiking vacation spot is one of Williamson | | | | Camp and at Russell Park. |