Austin's Westlake Hills Neighborhood

Austin Westlake Hills is a municipality with its own city government and the highly regarded Eanes School District located within Austin city limits. Westlake Hills is a unique Hill Country refuge in the urban landscape of Austin, and its easy access to MoPac and Loop 360 make it a seamless part of the metro area. The city limits begin a few blocks west of MoPac, and Bee Cave Road is the main artery through Westlake Hills and leads west toward Lake Travis and east toward Zilker Park and Town Lake. Westlake Hills is lined with shopping centers, mostly small and well-designed with inconspicuous signs. The businesses in Westlake Hills tend to be low key and laid back, like the Hill Country.

Real estate in Westlake Hills offer views of the Hill Country in one direction and the Austin skyline in the other. Combine this with gracefully designed real estate and tree-covered lots, rolling hills and city ordinances that keep down the clutter of signs and shadows of high-rises, Westlake Hills is one of Austin's most desired addresses.

With its two faces, one facing the urban Austin, the other rural Hill Country, Westlake Hills real estate owners have plenty of choices for outdoor activities.Zilker Park is just a short drive east down the hill, while the western boundary of Westlake Hills offers the Wild Basin Wilderness Area, a 277 acre natural pristine preserve that is open daily from dawn to dusk for self-guided nature trail tours and walks along its two and a half miles of trails. There is also an access point from Westlake Hills to the popular Barton Creek greenbelt on Loop 360 across from the Barton Creek Mall.

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