20 miles northwest of downtown Austin, the Lakeway area provides some great opportunities for running. There are pretty and very hilly residential roads. The Hamilton Greenbelt is ~2.5 miles each way. The Canyonlands Trails are offer some great technical trail running — and very hilly!
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- Hamilton Greenbelt is 2.5 miles one-way
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