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Onion Creek and Homestead Trail Loop route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop

Onion Creek and Homestead Trail Loop

Austin, Texas

6.5 mi

Distance

594 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 22m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Onion Creek and Homestead Trail Loop unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:149 ft
Max:198 ft
Gain:181 ft
Loss:181 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 149 ft and 198 ft across 6.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.149 ft165 ft182 ft198 ft0.0 mi1.6 mi3.2 mi4.8 mi6.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi163 ft
High point4.7 mi198 ft
End6.5 mi163 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Austin, TX · in or next to town
County:
Travis County, TX
Jurisdiction:
McKinney Falls State Park · Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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