Hey all, I'll be in Texas for business in mid-February, and I figured while I'm in the area, why not enjoy the mild weather with a few days in the national forest?
I'm looking a buddy or two for a few nights in the Sam Houston National Forest, outside of Houston.
Here's the tentative plan, based on these maps from lonestartrail:
http://lonestartrail.org/maps.html
Friday 2/12 - 7 Miles - Arrive in the late morning at Trailhead 3, hike along the Lone Star Hiking Trail, turn off onto Little Lake Creek Loop Trial, to the ponds near M15 for night 1
Saturday 2/13 - 13 Miles - Go to a water source near Trailhead 2. Could turn north for a half mile to camp along the pond, or could turn south to camp along the creek near M04.
Sunday 2/14 - 6 Miles - Back to Trailhead 3 for a late morning arrival back at the car. Gotta fly out of Houston that afternoon / evening.
I've never been to Houston so I'm flying blind here. If any of you have recommendations for other routes, let me know, but this one jumped out at me as a good option. If there are a few of us we could also do a point to point hike.