Best trail in Austin newly reopened!

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User: Riff Raff - 1/25/2015

Location: River Place Nature Trail

Rating: 4stars
Difficulty: 4point5stars  Solitude: 3stars
Miles Hiked: 3.84 Miles  Elapsed Time: N/A

Comments: I noticed the www.friendsofriverplacetrail.com web site indicated they had completed the 1600 foot reconnect, and that the full trail is now reopened. So I immediately went out for a very nice hike with the dogs, taking advantage of the awesome weather this weekend. Saw lots of other folks out doing the same thing! There was one section of the reconnect trail that got a bit confusing at a stream crossing that is effectively a Y intersection (with the right side of the Y going into the golf course), but apart from that all looked good.

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