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The various hiking trails in the Zilker Nature Preserve are largely unmarked on Komoot. However, they are available on Google Maps and the local hiking maps.

Spring Creek, a wide spring fed stream, flows through this ravine and along the edge of the Preserve. The water has cut cliffs from the surrounding Austin Chalk.

Cattail Falls is known as a "secret falls" in Big Bend National Park. It is a less popular destination than most in the park. This waterfall can be found on the north side of Cattail Canyon and is in a small oasis with dense vegetation in flowing water. There are pools and rocks around the falls that make it a serene space. Visitors are asked to no swim in the water and to avoid trampling the vegetation. This is an important and fragile water source for animals in the area.

Upper Burro Mesa Pour-off Trail starts off at a paved pull-out off of Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive. It then follows a dry wash to the top of the Burro Mesa Pour-off. The trail involves some scrambling over large rocks, so make sure you're able to get up the rocks before you climb down on the way in. There is about a 500-foot elevation gain and the trail is subject to flash flooding.

Boquillas Canyon Trail follows the rim of the canyon from a parking lot. It leads to a high cliff with an overlook of the Rio Grande and visitors can see mortar holes from the ancient peoples that lived in the area. The trail eventually leads down to the banks of the river until the canyon walls close in and meet the river, ending the trail.

The gem of this trail is a narrow overlook through two tall sandstone walls, known as The Window Pour-off, that is on the side of the mountain. The giant rock mountain is known as The Window because of the way it frames views of the desert from afar.

The Notch is where the McKittrick Canyon Trail passes through a physical break in the ridge, marking an excellent viewpoint over the canyon about halfway between McKittrick Ridge and the McKittrick Canyon Trailhead. For most day hikers, the Notch is the stunning, traditional turnaround point that offers incredible views of the sheer peaks that tower over the canyon. These views are even more exceptional in the fall as the leaves change from green to red, yellow, and orange.

Nice gorge, also suitable as a photo motif.