Return to Mount Bonnell

User: Jamie - 3/1/2015  [View Log Page]
Rating: 4stars Difficulty: 3point5stars Solitude: halfstar
Distance: 1.00 Mile Duration: N/A
User: jimmy peace - 2/22/2015  [View Log Page]
Rating: 3stars Difficulty: 3stars Solitude: 1star
Distance: 1.00 Mile Duration: N/A
Great View
User: sswright84@gmaill.com - 3/21/2013  [View Log Page]
Rating: 3point5stars Difficulty: halfstar Solitude: halfstar
Distance: 0.31 Mile Duration: N/A
It is not a difficult hike, nor is it filled with solitude. But, it is an incredible view. I often take a picnic with me.
Quick trip up the mountain
User: actualattic - 4/4/2012  [View Log Page]
Rating: 3point5stars Difficulty: 1point5stars Solitude: 1point5stars
Distance: N/A Duration: N/A

Had not been here in a several years, looks just about the same. Lots of people out and good views of expensive houses. A good place to take visitors or noobs to Austin.

User: crocodile235 - 7/1/2011  [View Log Page]
Rating: 2stars Difficulty: 2point5stars Solitude: halfstar
Distance: 0.31 Mile Duration: N/A
Just too short...
User: mgialusis - 1/26/2011  [View Log Page]
Rating: 2stars Difficulty: 1star Solitude: halfstar
Distance: N/A Duration: N/A

Very pretty but not what I would consider a hike considering it was so short.  I decided to climb the stairs across the street for the pretty view so it wasn't a waste of time...

Nice but short
User: Melissa-Austin - 10/30/2010  [View Log Page]
Rating: 2stars Difficulty: 3stars Solitude: 1point5stars
Distance: N/A Duration: N/A

Not bad, very steep at parts, but not very traveled, as I got very scratched up fighting through branches.  Definitely too short for a hike.

Nice view
User: aprylinparis - 5/29/2010  [View Log Page]
Rating: 3stars Difficulty: 2stars Solitude: 1star
Distance: 0.25 Mile Duration: N/A
Lots of steep man made stairs. The view was great at the top, but the location was crowded. Good place to take a quick hike to get a good view of the sunset.
Great but too short
User: texaskdog - 3/6/2010  [View Log Page]
Rating: 5stars Difficulty: 3stars Solitude: 1star
Distance: 1.00 Mile Duration: 20 minutes

Great view, always crowded.  Too bad it doesnt connect to anything but Mayfield Preserve is an excellent add-on.  3 for difficulty because of all the stairs but they don't last too long. 

User: HKB77 - 1/18/2010  [View Log Page]
Rating: 5stars Difficulty: 1star Solitude: 3stars
Distance: 0.31 Mile Duration: N/A
Great views
User: Daniel N - 1/16/2010  [View Log Page]
Rating: 4stars Difficulty: 3stars Solitude: 2stars
Distance: 1.50 Miles Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Mount Bonnell is a must do in Austin. Make sure and take the tangent trails because there is some great exploring and even some solitude if you look a little.

User: DBrown - 7/28/2009  [View Log Page]
Rating: 3stars Difficulty: 3stars Solitude: 3stars
Distance: 0.30 Mile Duration: N/A

hike down the trail from peak. after a while, head towards the river, down the mountain. you will eventually reach a path that runs the width of the mountain and has a nice overhang which may shelter you from the sun

Hot view...
User: Ollie - 6/12/2009  [View Log Page]
Rating: 3stars Difficulty: 1star Solitude: 1star
Distance: 1.00 Mile Duration: N/A

Don't hike in the middle of summer.

Austin must-do but nothing 'special'
User: strontium87 - 4/10/2009  [View Log Page]
Rating: 2stars Difficulty: 3stars Solitude: 1star
Distance: 1.00 Mile Duration: N/A

So much trash around there; spent a lot of time cleaning up.

User: tyan - 7/19/2008  [View Log Page]
Rating: 5stars Difficulty: 1star Solitude: 1star
Distance: 0.30 Mile Duration: 10 minutes
Rite of Passage
User: bspross - 6/22/2008  [View Log Page]
Rating: 5stars Difficulty: 2stars Solitude: 1star
Distance: 0.31 Mile Duration: 20 minutes

Mount Bonnell is a rite of passage for anyone that lives in Austin or has moved to Austin.  I can't count the number of times I've been up there.  There is one house that is now encroaching and that is sad, but the views are still remarkable.

Highest point in Austin
User: reynoldser - 6/10/2008  [View Log Page]
Rating: 4stars Difficulty: 2stars Solitude: 1star
Distance: 1.00 Mile Duration: N/A

Nive view.

Great quick view
User: omgjoz - 5/24/2008  [View Log Page]
Rating: 3point5stars Difficulty: 1star Solitude: 2stars
Distance: 1.00 Mile Duration: 1 hour

I climb this hill every time I go to Austin, usually before I adventure into the city. It has some great views! I suggest taking the senic route (Scenic Rd) which goes along the hills/shore of the lake.

good views, nice outdoor stairmaster
User: barefoot mcgraw - 8/29/2007  [View Log Page]
Rating: 3stars Difficulty: 3stars Solitude: 1star
Distance: 0.50 Mile Duration: N/A

i stupidly brought my parents here without bringing water. we were all dying of thirst after climbing the stairs. fortunately we made it back down alive, and then on the way to barton springs (yes, i was taking them to all those Places To Take Visitors) we discovered Uncle Billy's. dad enjoyed the local beer, mom and i enjoyed the water. ahhhh. the bbq was good, too.

oh, but this entry is about mount bonnell. right, well, what more can you say? excellent views of rich people's houses. i mean, you can still sort of see downtown, and of course the water below looks nice, if you can get a peek at it past the other sightseers.

User: lancescape - 1/4/2007  [View Log Page]
Rating: 4stars Difficulty: 1star Solitude: 1star
Distance: 0.50 Mile Duration: N/A
Beautiful lookout area -view of the city
User: christiniprosperity - 10/15/2006  [View Log Page]
Rating: 5stars Difficulty: 3stars Solitude: 1star
Distance: 1.00 Mile Duration: 1 minute

You have to go!   Gorgeous views of downtown Austin and Townlake.

Less of a view
User: Austin Explorer - 8/26/2006  [View Log Page]
Rating: 2point5stars Difficulty: 2point5stars Solitude: 2stars
Distance: 0.33 Mile Duration: N/A
Came to find a cache in the park. Surprised to find a new house just south of the peak that blocks part of the view from the lower parts of the peak. Never heard a word that this eyesore was going up and wonder why the new fenced off property includes part of the railings that used to keep the public from venturing to the cliff's edge. Was that not on public property?
Views of the Rich
User: Riff Raff - 6/4/2006  [View Log Page]
Rating: 2stars Difficulty: 1point5stars Solitude: 1star
Distance: 0.30 Mile Duration: N/A
Been a long time since I'd been here. They seem to have put up a fence finally, to cut off access to the trails just under the bluff where kids typically go to take drugs and have sex. Not that I ever did of course...:-) Lots of people around, and the famous hundred steps going straight up at the beginning. Take a right from the summit to wander down along the bluff for some better views of rich people's homes and such.
Just a great view
User: big tex - 5/30/2006  [View Log Page]
Rating: N/A Difficulty: N/A Solitude: N/A
Distance: 0.30 Mile Duration: N/A
You saw it on Real World-Austin so go see the view.

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