Goat Cave Karst Nature Preserve — Attraction in Austin

Decided to come to this here this morning at around 10:30 with my 4 year old son as an alternative to the greenbelt which is currently closed-big mistake!! This place is hard to find-directions lead you to someone's house-only found the trail because of someone else's comments in the reviews....there are no markers or signs to guide you. The trail is super narrow, rocky and covered in over growth and god knows what so was thankful we had long pants on. The trail is also lined with cacti (and also rusty barbed wire fencing in some places!!!) so beware if your little ones are clumsy because they are sure to trip on a rock and fall on one of them. After walking on this trail for 15 mins you finally come across a small cave which you are not even allowed to explore. There were also tons of mosquitos that were swarming us even though we were covered in big spray....could go on and on about how awful this place is. With so many great places to hike in Austin this one is not worth a...

A Karst is a landscape underlain by limestone that has been eroded by dissolution; producing ridges, towers, fissures, sinkholes, and other characteristic land forms. This is an important recharge section of the Edwards Aquifer. It consists of 4 "caves," one of which is barricaded off as they want bats to return to living there. There is no benches, nor any amenities for that matter, at this preserve, hence the name of preserve since they will leave this land largely unchanged. That being said, if you are not a Geologist then this area will have very little entertainment value to you. Parking is limited to, at best, two spots and can be quite dangerous leaving if one is not paying attention. You cannot bring pets with you nor any other items, but then again, there is no "park" area here. It is a preserve and probably would better the less people that visited the preserve. Btw, Its Mosquito infested, Heavily. You have...

I gave this three stars because it’s difficult to find and it’s a very short hike. If you like discovering hidden spots in Austin, you’ll enjoy this quiet tucked away hiking trail. I had no idea the caves existed and you can get a good look inside two of the three caves along the trail.

Very clean trail with no litter which is great, and very quiet. Enjoyed the short 30 minute hike. Park in the neighboring neighborhood and walk on the side walk to...