Stride StoriesRunning tour · Austin
Capitol to the Springs
5.7 mi run
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The stories on this route
The Texas State Capitol
Look at the Capitol: pinkish-red granite walls, and a tall dome with the Goddess of Liberty on top, a five-pointed star in her raised left hand.
The Congress Avenue Bridge bats
You're crossing the Congress Avenue Bridge. In the gaps under the road deck lives the world's largest urban bat colony: Mexican free-tailed bats. Bat Conservation International estimates 750,000 to 1.5 million of them each summer.
The Stevie Ray Vaughan statue
Look for the bronze figure in a poncho and wide-brimmed hat, about eight feet tall, guitar at his side. This is Stevie Ray Vaughan.
The Zilker moonlight tower and Barton Springs
Look up across the park for the tall, thin iron mast held by guy wires, with a ring of lamps at the very top. That's a moonlight tower.
Lady Bird Lake and the Butler Trail
Look down at the lake under you. It began as a cooling pond. In 1960 the city built Longhorn Dam on the Colorado River to cool the Holly Street Power Plant, and called the water Town Lake.
The Treaty Oak
Look at the big live oak in the little fenced park. See how lopsided it is, one side much fuller than the other? Hold that thought.
Stories researched October 2026 · every fact checked against a source
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